Frankenstein the novel

  For this discussion, consider the role of gender and science in this story. What is Victor's investment in science? That is, what does he seem to think it can do for him and for society at large? What motivates him to create the monster? What are the actual effects of those efforts? Does gender seem to play a role in this? In other words, does Shelley seem to frame Victor's story as a story that could only be about a man? If so, how? If you think not, why not? A final note: if you want a movie version that hews relatively closely to the novel, you might try Kenneth Branagh's 1994, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Branagh plays Victor, and Robert de Niro is the monster.