Nature Vs. Nurture In Frankenstein By Mary Shelley

In Frankenstein the author Mary Shelley uses a narrative style that was quite unique as compared to most other novels during it’s time, because not only does it set a reason to tell the story of Victor and his creation, but it also embraces many parts of the story itself, and gives credibility to it and its characters. Throughout the novel Frankenstein Shelley explores the question of just how we come to be who we are. Is our character built into our very being? Or is it formed by the way we are raised? Are our lives a destiny of birth or are they defined by those who teach and guide us in our most formative years? The effects of nature vs. nurture are beautifully illustrated throughout Frankenstein in the way that, Victor Frankenstein and