The novel follows the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientific prodigy, who discovers to secret to life and who uses it to bring to life a creature whom he assembled using various dead body parts. ... Yet, later on, as the creature becomes aware of how he came to be and is confronted with the cruelty of society, he decides to seek revenge on Victor Frankenstein's family and wreaks havoc upon the life of his creator. ... "My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality; and I entered with the greatest diligence  into the search of the philosopher's stone  and the elix...

• Word Count: 1600
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the beginning of the novel, Victor discusses his background. ... Victor now knows that his future will be with science. ... The creature reads novels and tries to learn by emulating the cottagers. ... Victor's life is consumed with the thought that the creature he creates is still alive while his innocent bride is dead. ... Both Frankenstein and his creature come to learn one final lesson: revenge cannot satisfy the heart's loss. ...

• Word Count: 1757
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The scientists of today propose to create life from life. ... Is there a lesson in this for modern Man? ... Learning the secrets to creating life inevitably provides lessons to extending and improving life. ... Like a parent with a problem child, the decisions are generally made with the best intent but may not meet the needs or satisfy the urges of the new individual. ... At the end of the novel Victor relates his story to Walton to prevent him from making the same devastating mistakes that he made. ...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her novel "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley asks her audience to consider the limits to which we can expand the category of human nature, and if her creature might be best understood as "human". ... Victor questions the principle of the cause of life, and realizes that, "to examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death. ... Upon his successful discovery of life, he collects numerous body parts and begins the creation of his creature. ... It is then that the creature begins to pay close attention to the lessons that the cottagers give the woman on their languag...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate