In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley attempts to shape the values of her society more than she attempts to reflect them.

In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley attempts to shape the values of her society more than she attempts to reflect them. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Shelley exhibits what she considers many flaws in the workings of the human mind. Victor Frankenstein is an anti-hero, his temperament is opposite in many ways to the ideals of romanticism. He is a complete megalomaniac, incapable of thinking about anything but himself. He is a scientist, a follower of …

…In terms of the extent Shelley attempts to shape the values of her society, she inclines more to reflect societies values, with critique, but does not truly wish to change all of these as she believes some are part of human nature and therefore inevitable. <Tab/>In the text Frankenstein, Shelley continuously questions, challenges and evaluates society's values reflecting her romantic and gothic ideals, more than attempting to shape society's values