In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses the motif of monstrosity to convey the theme that a person's outward appearance is not what makes them a monster, but rather their actions or inactions that classify true monstrosity. Despite the fact that the monster created by Victor Frankenstein is a literal example of monstrosity, there are many parts in the novel that give meaning to the monstrosity in the character's actions. Although Victor appears normal, as he is human, his ambitions, secrets, selfishness and inaction make him a monster himself. Along with monstrous characters, the quest for knowledge seen in Victor, his monster, and Walton in Frankenstein demonstrates that knowledge can be a monstrosity. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is created using the life stories of several characters from the novel. The novel itself could be seen as a monster created similarly to Victor's monster. A monster is defined as a fictional creature that is typically large, ugly, and scary. By this definition, Victor's creature who is depicted eight feet tall and hideous: “His yellow skin barely covered the workings of the muscles and arteries beneath; her hair was shiny black and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more hideous contrast with his watery eyes, which seemed almost of the same color as the greyish-white sockets in which they were set, his withered complexion, and straight black lips,' he would have been classed as a monster. repugnant was on the outside, when Frankenstein's creature begins to tell his story of pain and rejection the creature does not appear to be monstrous Although rejected several times by the humans around him when he finds a family in poverty and “suffering the pains ... middle of paper... their travel knowledge. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein can be seen as a monster in itself, made up of pieces of stories and letters from different characters, just as Victor's monster was made up of arts of many different people. Frankenstein shows that what appears to be a monster is not, and what appears normal in appearance may be a monster. While a scary and ugly creature may appear to be a monster, a real monster is formed from the. internal and is staged through actions. Along with this knowledge is power, and power has the ability to create monsters. The quest to know more is an endless road that leads to lies, secrets and monstrosities. "How much happier is that man who believes that his native city is the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature allows him", while knowledge is boundless and beautiful, an excess of anything can create a monster.