Mary Shelley is the writer of the original "Frankenstein". What most people don't know is that Frankenstein isn't the name of the green robot-like monster. Victor Frankenstein is the main character in the book written by Mary Shelley at age 17 in the early 1800's. Victor grows up in a wealthy family in Geneva, Switzerland. Throughout his childhood he is very interested in philosophy and ideas on how the world works. Victor attends a university in Ingolstadt, Germany. Here, he takes a class on Chemistry, studies anatomy and physiology. Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with the matter of life and death, spending two years completely isolated from the world working on his project. Victor eventually reveals the answers to creating life when he creates a monster that will drag him into a deep depression. The monster immediately frightens Victor to the point where he goes entirely mad. The majority of the book is filled with Victor's thoughts and fears after bringing this monster to life.
Mary Shelley's story was made to be a downright nightmare, but not in the way that most people think.
