Theme Of Secrecy In Frankenstein

Themes throughout the Stories The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly has been used in Hollywood since 1931 to entertain people by scaring them. However, in Hollywood’s version of the story such as the 1931 film Frankenstein directed by James Whale and the 1974 film Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brookes, they lose some of the themes that are present throughout the book. One such theme is the theme of secrecy. I believe that the book is better because it describes more events throughout the story and the events lead the reader on an emotional roller coaster. In the book Victor doesn’t tell anyone about the monster that he has created. The only time he tells anyone is when he is on his death bed, although he tried to tell his professor he didn’t believe Victor. Robert Walton is the only one that he told that believed him. Victor kept this secret to himself because he knew that if he told anyone, they would just think he was crazy (51). When victor made the monster he didn’t have anyone around him for help or to help take any of the guilt away. He was always alone and was forced to endure the …show more content…
Also almost everyone that knows the name Frankenstein relate it to Fredrick’s grandfather who was Victor Frankenstein. The whole town knows that Fredrick may create another monster and they are scared because they remember when Victor did because many people were hurt. Frederick is also accompanied by Inga, who is his assistant. As Frederick creates the monster he has his companions to help him, therefore it is no longer a secret only kept by him. The theme of secrecy throughout the movie is lost because Frederick has friends to help him and because the town once again tries to hunt down the monster, except this time the monster becomes more intelligent and they make peace with the monster (Mel