Summary Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, begins with four letters written by sea captain, Robert Walton, to his sister in England. The letters explain his voyage to the North Pole and his encounter with the main character, Victor Frankenstein. After finding Victor in emaciated conditions on a large fragment of ice, Robert nurses Victor back to health. The book then changes its point of view to a first person narrator, Victor, who agrees to tell Robert his story. The foolish acts of Victor Frankenstein such as creating the monster, abandoning it, and refusing to create a companion leads to a chain of events that brings death and suffering upon his family.
The first tragic occurrence that Victor causes; is the death of his younger brother, William,
After the monster requests Victor to make him “someone as equally ugly to be belong with him”, Victor begins to have serious doubts. He does not want to the vicious cycle where the monster decide to seek friendship with humans, gets rejected, and then goes on a rampage but this time with a companion. By tossing his second creation, which was in progress, into the ocean, Victor seals his fate and the fate of everyone around him. For the monster promises; “I will revenge my injuries: if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear; and chiefly toward you my arch-enemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred” (Shelly 148). In which case, the monster keeps true to his promise because when Victor arrives to shore, the people accuse him for the murder of Henry
First, the death of young William brings extended suffering to the Frankenstein family because they lose another family member when Justine goes through trail and then executed. Secondly, the death of Henry brings sad allegations to Victor and leads to the father having to travel. While Elizabeth frets over the possibility that Victor no longer wants to marry her. The third tragedy within the story is the death of sweet Elizabeth which brings suffering to the father. Shortly after hearing the news, the father dies from the heartbreaking sadness. It is Victor Frankenstein, who is the tragic figure that brings suffering to all through the "filthy demon" he creates. Choosing to abandon the monster and later refusing to create companionship for the monster enlists the deaths of those dear to Victor. For the monster wants Victor to feel his sufferings of loneliness and continues the tragic vision of the work as a