The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells a strange and tragic tale of a mere human creating life and the consequences of this act. Throughout this novel, we see Mary Shelley using Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the monster to introduce and emphasize a theme of loneliness and the effect it has on a person. It seems as if humans have a persistent need for social interaction, approval, and acceptance, and these three previously mentioned …showed first 75 words of 1259 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1259 total…a person’s life. This theme of loneliness makes us reflect on our own actions, and wonder if we ourselves are excluding someone. Do we inflict solitude on others all around us? Perhaps Shelley, through this novel, is using the theme of loneliness to alert us to our own acts of evil against others. Whatever the reason, Frankenstein conveys a theme of solitude causing evil, and we see the need we all possess for companionship.