Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is filled with various underlying themes, the crux being the effect society has on The Creature's personality. ... Frankenstein teaches that man should not try to defy God, and that no one should be judged by their physical appearance. ... Mary Shelley used a deep, gothic theme to get several different points across, and made it interesting by paralleling the main characters with the characters of a well- known story....

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• Grade Level: High School

This theme alone plays a large role in the events that take place in the novel Frankenstein. ... Acceptance is reached only after confrontation, and this is one theme raised by this novel. But, unfortunately in Frankenstein, the majority always rules....

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The book Frankenstein is a lot like Gulliver's Travels when it comes to the themes of power. ... When it comes to the power in numbers theme a reader can see it when the many people from the near by town chase Frankenstein the monster back to the castle. The power in strength and size theme is seen when Frankenstein broke the chains that held him down to the table when he was brought to life and were he broke the steel cage that Frankenstein the scientist held him in. The theme of power of intelligence goes to Frankenstein the scientist for creating Frankenstein the monster out of part...

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• Grade Level: High School