The message is simple, we should not play with nature, in other words, man should not play with God. I believe she was not trying to spread this message only to the great public, but also to the sciences of his time. During that time scientific knowledge was expanding and she wanted to remind people that we should not mess with nature, as the result would only be negative. With scientific knowledge still expanding even today, this book should remind us not to play with things, like nature, that we are not designed for. An example of this would be in areas such as genetic engineering, where there is great debate about the benefits versus dangers of such sciences which appear to be "playing God". Since this book is a gothic horror novel, the atmosphere of this book is dark, dramatic and boring. Mary Shelly did a great job of creating the feeling of accompanying the book. Mary creates suspense by leaving things unknown. For example, we knew the monster had been created, but we didn't know where it was, which created suspense. Mary Shelly does this many times throughout the book, which creates difficulty for the reader to put the book through