Question

What are the major differences between the way that Shelley presented Frankensteins creation and the way popular culture represents him?

Answer 1

Answer:

In "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, popular culture took Victor Frankenstein creation to best suit modern interpretation of a demonic creation. This is why it has been adapted into many movies, stories and songs. but Shelley can be showing that 'humanity' or 'society' is the true 'monster' in the novel.

Explanation:

Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein"is about a man named Victor Frankenstein who made a creation of a being with decaying body parts thereby going against the law of nature. Mary Shelley in this story can be said to be talking about the harmful impacts that prejudice and assumption can have on people who are seen as different and that 'society' can be seen as the true monster in the novel because the society shuns those who we do not see as equals.

People are shaped into what they become through their interactions with society, hence the creature turns into a murderous monster from an innocent soul because of abuse, rejection and abandonment.