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 logic. Frankenstein tries to become greater than god and tries to "penetrate the secrets of nature". These characteristics are all con…