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Frankenstein In this essay, I shall be examining the two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and the creature, and considering what Shelley could be telling us about parenting, child development, and education through their experiences. As a young child, it could be said that Victor Frankenstein is indulged and spoilt by his parents, and later on by his adopted sister, Elizabeth and his friend, Henry Clerval. In the first chapter, as Frankenstein is recounting his story …

…children will, on the whole, follow the same basic developmental pattern, regardless of outside influences, love, nurture and respect are important if the instinct for goodness they are born with is not to be lost, and through the events in the novel, Shelley also shows us, that keeping in balance and harmony with the world around us, including society and especially nature is crucial for our well being. Bibliography Shelley. Mary: 'Frankenstein' (Oxford. New York, 1998)