The themes in Frankenstein show the message that Mary Shelly was trying to convey in the story. In Frankenstein light is representing knowledge, new discovery, and enlightenment. The obsessive hatred can be very deadly. Victors drives him to death with his hatred.

The monster is life created by man. This theme shows the internal conflict that Victor faced about creating life. It was an unnatural thing to do that had never been done before.

In a story there can be multiple themes depending on the tone of the story. These themes convey different messages, all of which are from Mary Shelley.

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the observation in 1781, where a scientist, Luigi Galvani, was observing what happens when electricity is applied to animals. When he applied electricity to a dead frog, its legs moved and twitched. He proposed that this was specific to the anatomy of the frog. However, it was later realized that when animals receive an electric shock, their muscles contract. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by this observation.

Mary Shelley uses the theme of science to convey that science can be very powerful, and we should not abuse it.

Science is a theme of the novel because of how it was used to create the monster. It was the "all powerful" tool, used to create life. The people in the story thought that Victor had misused science.

Mary Shelley conveys that life is a serious thing that shouldn't be tampered with through this theme.

Zeus was furious with Prometheus and punished him. Victor is the modern day Prometheus, as the title of the novel states. Victor created life and was punished by the villagers, just like Prometheus.