Frankenstein and the french revolution

Frankenstein has many different aspects in life that it realtes its story to. One major topic is the French revolution. During this era, many substantial ways of the government were changed by the king. After the French Revolution, liberalism and nationalism were at all time highs. But with the response by the monarchies, romantic ideals were spurned. The effect this had was an increase in disillusionment among romantics. The possibility of a society transformed by individuals seemed less believable. The author of the novel, Mary Shelley was very young at the time , and the event that came to pass had a profound effect on her personal and intellectual life.
Frankenstein's creature begs to be treated with kindness and respect, but he is spurned and repudiated. His moral monstrosity is a creation of Frankenstein's rejection. The moral monstrosity of the terror is also a creation of the French aristocracy(google/threadview). The aristocrats exhibited gratitude and respect to the people, they would have repaid the aristocrats in kind, and there would have been no need for a revolution. Both the monster and his monstrous creator are warnings to the world.
Rebecca Moinian