Nature Vs. Nurture

Shelley's Frankenstein is a story composed of two essential themes marked by theories of John Jacques Rousseau: Faustian Behavior and 19th century parenting. In accordance, this novel's focus is on the outcome of one man's motives and desires to dabble with nature, which results in the creation of a new, somewhat unearthly creation. Victor Frankenstein was not doomed to failure from his initial desire to overstep the natural bounds of human knowledge. Rather, it was …

…journey from Frankenstein's Faustian beginnings to his role as neglectful parent is a deeply interconnected and richly developed expedition within the novel. My assertion is that the greater part of this work is an articulation of one woman's fears or to expand to a greater society and psychology poses. Can an "un-mothered" or "un-fathered" child who experiences more pain than pleasure ever is able to develop into a moral, considerate and functional member of society?