What is "Frankenstein" Really About?

The novel "Frankenstein", by Mary Shelley, is much more than a supernatural novel about a monster. The monster explores society on a much deeper level and provides us with several lessons. Then novel examines the issues of man and his creator. The author explores the theme of man playing God in society and the pitfalls endured when trying to do so. "Cursed (although i curse myself) be the hands that formed you!" (Shelley 78) Modern people …

…ones and ultimately himself. "My feelings are profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements. But this thought, which supported me in the commencement of my career, now serves only to plunge me lower into the dust" (Shelley 174). "Learn my miseries and do not seek to increase your own" (Shelley 173). The novel ends as Victor ultimately realizes his lack of judgment and responsibility ended up being his own demise.