Mary Shelley seems to be very influenced by Milton's epic work, Paradise Lost. She mirrors the relationship between God and Satan, that of the creator spurning or casting out his child.This is in stark contrast to the relationship of God and Adam which represent a creator who lovingly creates man on his own image, and who does not completely abandon his even after his original sin in the garden of Eden.
"Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam , but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drives from joy for no misdeed." (p.103) - Shelley, Mary."Frankenstein". London: Penguin Classics ,1992
By Jeongah Kim
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