Percy Bysshe Shelley was not only the husband of Mary Shelley, but also a major English poet in romance. He lived from August of 1792 to July of 1822, and was the son of an English Sir. In his criticism of Frankenstein, he talks a lot about emotions and how the novel was written with such. Percy stays on the basics of society being the reason for evil, as well. "Treat a person ill, and he will become wicked." (Percy Shelley: On Frankenstein) I think this is pretty clear. He talks about how this is a universal moral, and of great importance in the novel.
I feel that the author and I shared the emotions in the story. It is suspenseful, and sad; an emotional roller coaster. I also agree with Percy about the moral. I think that his interpretation of Frankenstein turning on the inside what he looks like on the outside was an effect of the treatment he received from society. It's something we can relate to, even this far from when the novel was written.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRshelley.htm
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It is a cautionary tale of morals. Especially about society, how it can create its own monsters among men. Through isolation and hate had shape the monster's own heart. Into a dark and insidiousness heart.
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