Mary Shelley's Frankenstein examines two phenomena of human nature, scientific curiosity and loneliness; the latter will constitute the focus of this essay. The very way Frankenstein begins, that of the correspondence of an unattached explorer longing for a traveling companion, with no one to write to except his sister, immediately establishes the theme of loneliness. Frankenstein's creation is a complex character whose true motivations cannot be easily determined. While his actions cannot be justified, they certainly should not be viewed out of context. The creature is exposed to the painful reality of loneliness from the moment of its creation. “I had toiled for nearly two years,” says Victor, “for the sole purpose of breathing life into an inanimate body… but now that I was done, the beauty of the dream faded, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." heart, unable to bear the appearance of the being I had created, ran out of the room..." The moment Victor realizes what he has done, he is terrified and runs away. This cycle continues, each time isolating the creature more and more. He constantly craves some kind of human contact, but does not receive it because of the way Victor created his body Victor wanted it to be something beautiful, but first realized that the collection of pieces of various corpses resulted in an appearance that is frightening at first sight. There is always a barrier in front of the creature, just like the wall that separated him from the DeLaceys' cottage Family desperately wants to be accepted by them, but is aware of how they will react if they see... middle of paper... excuse the creature's actions we can be more understanding of his situation and try to have a little. of compassion. After all, as the creature said to Walton: "You hate me, but your loathing cannot match that with which I regard myself." Works cited and consulted Bloom, Harold. Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. New York: Chelsea, 1987. Botting, Fred. Make monstrous. Frankenstein, criticism, theory. Manchester University Press, 1991. Boyd, Stephen. York Notes on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Longman York Press, 1992. Mellor, Anne K. Mary Shelley. His life, his fiction, his monsters. Methuen. New York, London, 1988. Patterson, Arthur Paul. A study of Frankenstein. http://www.watershed.winnipeg.mb.ca/Frankenstein.htmlShelley, Mary. Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus. Edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle. Books about penguins, 1992