Topic > The Theme of Marriage in Frankenstein by Mary Lowe-Evanss

“Frankenstein” is an autobiography that addresses the problems Mary Shelley faced in her life, and created those emotions in the male characters portrayed in her novel. “Frankenstein contains three autobiographies of male characters: Walton, Victor Frankenstein and the Monster. Walton is an orphan who writes to his sister about his travels and hopes to gain her approval for his travels, Victor Frankenstein is the crazed scientist looking for a way to reanimate flesh in hopes of bringing his dead mother back to life. , and the Monster is the natural nobleman who becomes embittered because his father and all of society are disgusted by him. The autobiographies presented in the novel are intended to persuade readers and give them insight into the characters' true feelings, rather than simply presenting the facts. Barbara Johnson explains that the autobiographies of Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the Monster each represent a direct relationship between the author, Mary Shelley, and the emotional feelings of the characters in her novel "Frankenstein." As an author, Mary Shelly faced challenges in getting published. He didn't even reveal that he wrote the novel for fear that it wouldn't be published. Mary Shelley used male characters to express herself in the text so that her writings would be more acceptable to readers. Barbara