Mary Shelley's Frankenstein features several important themes that are vital to the development of the plot. As the morbid story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster unfolds, the reader may realize that these two characters, while dissimilar in physical appearance, are not so different on the inside. Central themes of Frankenstein include: the risks of seeking otherworldly knowledge, isolation, revenge, and prejudice against the unfamiliar. These four themes combine together to create a very twisted coda of betrayal, devastation, and most importantly, the importance of love and acceptance. Victor Frankenstein's quest for knowledge is a key factor in this novel's dark timeline of events. As Victor struggles to create a new life, combining various limbs from recovered human body remains, he becomes detached from all the important people in his life. He abandons his fiancée, Elizabeth, and forces her to wait for his return so they can get married. All of Victor's family members love and adore him, and he becomes selfish in his ambitious goal of creating human life. After Victor accomplishes his work of genius, with the creation of the monster, he is suddenly filled with terror and hatred towards the horrible being in front of him. Even after his goal is achieved, he is not satisfied and runs away from the monster in horror. This abandonment of the monster by Victor, the creator, creates hatred within the monster which will soon lead him to destroy everyone Victor holds dear. Victor's quest to create new life and play God demonstrates the dangers of seeking knowledge that should not be gained. Even though Victor manages to create a human heartbeat with the use of dead human remains... middle of paper... he accuses humanity of being barbaric. If Victor and society had been able to overcome their prejudices about the unknown, Victor, his family, and the monster might have been lucky enough to avoid their doomed ending. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein focuses on several social and emotional themes throughout the novel. The consequence of acquiring too much knowledge for one's own good drives Victor Frankenstein to gallop to an early and lonely grave. The theme of isolation inevitably creates two dangerous monsters within Victor and his creation. Victor and the monster's thirst for revenge results in the worsening of both parties involved, and the theme of prejudice against the unfamiliar exposes how society is sometimes blinded by its own judgments. Shelley's ability to combine many important themes into a single novel demonstrates why Frankenstein is a household name.