There are many different themes in Frankenstein. Neglect, prejudice, and judgement are the three main themes of the book. All of these themes have there own significance.
Neglect occurs multiple times in the novel. The first sign of neglect would be in the creation of the creature. When the creature becomes alive it looks horrible. Victor rushes out of the room and leaves the monster there. This is the first time neglect towards the creature occurs. Victor neglected to take care of his creation. Because of his simple mistake it spawns Victor a world of pain to come.
Another occurrence of neglect is when Victor made a promise to the monster. Victor promised to create a mate for the creature. Although the second creature was near completion he realizes that his new creation may hurt his
The last theme is judgement. Throughout the novel people falsely judged each other. Justine was executed on the murder of William because the people of the time were too ignorant to question other scenarios. She confessed to the murder because no one would ever believe her since William's locket was planted on her by the monster. Also everyone falsely
The judgement by the creature was selfish. He was only concerned about himself and how people judged him. When he did not get his way he killed without remorse. When the creature killed William he was really retaliating against Victor. He used bad judgement which only stirred trouble amongst everyone. The creature's judgement was only good at revenge. This was not the best solution to the creature's problems. The creature was surly not sane when he killed Eliza
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