The Theme of Justice in Frankenstein

How important is the theme of justice in Frankenstein. Refer closely

to the creation scene and Justine's trial scene.

Justice is defined as justice is the administration of law; especially

: the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules

of law or equity which can be interpreted as adhering to laws of both

a natural and civilised level. In Frankenstein many of the fundamental

laws of both humanity and the world we live in are broken. Creation in

he Christian faith is a marvel that only one being or person has the

right to control. The all loving, all powerful God. However victor is

the creator of the creature and this breaks the basis of Christian

belief and crossed scientific boundaries even in the mind. It raised

questions such as, can it be done? Has it already been done?. These

questions helped to fuel atheistic literature of the 1810's fronted by

the likes of Percy Bysse Shelley and Lord Byron both intensely

involved in the penning of this great novel of Mary Shelley formerly

Mary Wollstonecraft - "Frankenstein", written in Geneva in the Summer

of 1816.

One of the most tragic events in the novel is when William is

murdered, this is a key point in the novel as it is where Frankenstein

falls way out of his depth, before this point Frankenstein could put

things right but now he can only improve the already very tragic

situation. From whichever way you look at it Frankenstein has a

responsibility to be honest with his family. Yet Shelley chooses to

make the character more to blame and in some ways more interesting by

him holding the truth away from his family. He has a personal and

social responsibility to admit at least some fault in Williams's

death, consequently saving Justine...

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...s, Victor becomes

increasingly like his creation. Both characters live in relative

isolation from society, both hate their own miserable lives, and both

know suffering. Shelley, through this theme, paints a very bleak

portrait of man and his relationship with outsiders, as well as the

cruel vengeance of society.

The creation of this creature is the one of the most memorable and

exciting moments in the book. This scene is created by many directors

in a variety of interpretations depicting highly exciting and

suspenseful actions. The original text when it was written would have

had a similar effect on the reading and literary public as merely

decades before poems were the only base for exhilarating writing and

the power and popularity of the novel was only now emerging and a

novel such of this was of immense importance to the literary world and

still is.