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This is a novel, or more properly a romantic fiction, of a nature so peculiar, that we ought to describe the species before attempting any account of the individual production
The first general division of works of fiction, into such as bound the events they narrate by the actual laws of nature, and such as, passing these limits, are managed by marvellous and supernatural machinery, is sufficiently obvious and decided. But the class of marvellous romances admits of several subdivisions. In the earlier productions of imagination, the poet, or tale-teller does not, in his own opinion, transgress the laws of credibility, when he introduces into his narration the witches, goblins, and magicians, in the existence of which he himself, as well as his hearers, is a firm believer. This good faith, however, passes away, and works turning upon the marvellous are written and read merely on account of the exercise which they afford to the imagination of those who, like the poet Collins, love to riot in the luxuriance of oriental fiction, to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, and to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. In this species of composition, the marvellous is itself the principal and most important object both to the author and reader. To describe its effect upon the mind of the human personages engaged in its wonders, and dragged along by its machinery, is comparatively an inferior object. The hero and heroine, partakers of the supernatural character which belongs to their adventures, walk the maze of enchantment with a firm and undaunted step, and appear as much at their ease, amid the wonders around them, as the young fellow described by the Spectator, who was discovered taking a snuff with great composure in the midst of a stormy ocean, represented on the stage of the Opera.

This book was good, but you could tell that Shelley's imagination was running wild to write this book. I think that it helped that she was young when she wrote the book. The thought of having a scientist make a human being was genius on her part because no one would have thought of an idea like that.

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Setting

The settings of the book is really dark and scary. I think that it's made like this on the outside because that's Dr. Frankenstein's emotions on the inside. Since he has so many problems and is in pain about his childhood his surroundings are very dark and remorseful.

Philosophy

" Natural pilosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate; I desire, therefore, in this narration, to state those facts which led to my predilection for that science."

"Fate," is your future all ready made up, does everything happen for a reason? It seems like he believes that everything happens for a reason and that's how he found science.  He could be right maybe somethings happen to certain people in the future because of their past.

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"I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood, before misfourtune had tainted my mind and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into gloomy and narrow reflection upon self."

Living life, it's seems to always be a struggle. Without your parents support it makes it harder than what it is DR. Frankensten was feeling this defeat because his father didn't support him. He "swept away all (his) hopes and joys."

Mary Shelley

Author Mary Shelley shows Dr. Frankenstein unable to take care of and/or  "mother" the creature because he has no experience in that area. The point that she is trying to get across to her audiance is that the women in that era where known for taking care of the kids while the men worked. In showing how hard the job was showing how hard a woman's job really was in that time by having to watch the children, clean the house, and tend to the yard. 

Victor Frankenstein

Dr. Victor Frankenstein was over-worked and stressed out but a very deicated scientist. DR. Frankenstein left his family only to whether or not he could make and/or duplicate a person. In that he discovered many things as well as make a creature.

The Genome Project

The HGP is important to this book because Dr. Frankenstein was using DNA replication and such to try to make the creature. In studing the DNA and how it works he was doing what the people who are behing the HGP are doing trying to find different ways to place your DNA.