Mary Shelley's Frankenstein tells the entire life story of a Genevan named Victor Frankenstein. He was born into a family of councilors and mayors. His parents were generous and his brothers were very friendly. From a very young age he was pushed to reason, to think and to apply the things he had learned. It was this need that made knowledge his passion and that began his quest for knowledge. He worked hard to complete his research. He soon reached the pinnacle of all worldly knowledge and tried to imitate the Creator. Unfortunately, he ended up creating a monster that became the source of all the misfortunes that befell him thereafter. Throughout the novel Mary Shelley has intertwined the characters Victor Frankenstein and the monster, which is quite evident from a careful reading. The perseverance towards ambition, the sense of being “other”, the thirst for revenge and the method of obtaining knowledge were all similar for both the monster and Frankenstein, suggesting that they are, in fact, dual. your own image; but my form is a dirty type of yours, more hideous in its very likeness. ” (Shelley, 155) It is quite clear from the above quote that the creation of the monster by Frankenstein is similar to the creation of man by the Creator as in the Book of Genesis. The point to be noted here is that God created man in his image and likeness, similarly Frankenstein created the monster in his image and likeness. It is known that physically the monster was quite hideous and therefore the image and likeness referred to here cannot be in the flesh and likeness. appearance but in the personality Frankenstein possessed. This explains why bot...... middle of paper ......gave life to the lifeless being that Frankenstein had created and was the spark of happiness that the monster stole from Frankenstein and gave it to the devils. Surely, as the Book of Genesis suggests, the creator will share similarities with the creation. The horrible appearance of the monster is indeed the ugly part of Frankenstein. The monster has no existence own and the other part is missing, which is why the monster kills himself after Frankenstein's death. In short, it is justified to assume that Frankenstein and the monster are doubles in this classic gothic novel Frankenstein.Works Cited.Atsma, Aaron J., “Prometheus.” Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classical Literature and Art.nd27 May. 2011. .Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Peterborough: Broadview Press Ltd., 1999.Print.