Literary theme

Nature and ambition

Sublime landscapes measure human aspiration against scales it cannot master.

3 characters1 books

Characters

Lives shaped by nature and ambition

A young scientist who creates life and refuses the responsibility that follows.

Victor’s eloquent creation, driven toward violence by abandonment and isolation.

An Arctic explorer whose letters frame Victor’s warning and mirror his ambition.

Books

Classics

Mary Shelley

4 available editions