ENGLISH—Jean-Philippe Pellet, 3M2, May 21st, 2001 Literary Essay on Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley • What is Frankenstein’s main interest? • What makes the novel still popular today? Frankenstein is the story of a man whose ambition conducts him to seek for supernatural powers. In his attempt to reach a God-like level, he acts basically for his own interest and wants to see his name glorified by humanity. Power and Glory—two of much-discussed human ambitions—are …showed first 75 words of 964 total…

…showed last 75 words of 964 total…great part of its popularity today to this. As a conclusion, I will say that Frankenstein, first published in 1818, is a true classic novel, for it deals with a lot of subjects, some of which are universal—the problem od human condition for example—while some other are still most up-to-date today, like the problem of omnipotent science, It will be interesting to read what critiques will say in two hundred years about such topics!