Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" is steeped in metaphor, revealing the state of the world in 1818, when the first edition was published. First, through the initial dialogue between Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created, the image of a loathsome creature is depicted, revealing the possible destructive relationship between a creator and his offspring. Second, it can be observed that the monster metaphor reveals Shelley's critique of the displacement of religion in the Age of Enlightenment. Third, Frankenstein can be seen as a condemnation of the treatment of those with a visible difference within society. Additionally, Shelley's creation of the monster in her novel could be seen as revealing the toxic effect of a world without female influences. Finally, the creation of his monster by Victor Frankenstein was perhaps intended to reveal the harmful effects that isolation can have on any living being. Thus it turns out that Mary Shelley's novel, through the creation of the monster, includes numerous allegories to comment on the condition of society. First, it is significant to observe the initial depiction of the monster and the dialogue with its creator, Victor Frankenstein, to understand Shelley's commentary on the harmful effects of a negative relationship and the importance of the monster's depiction. It is understood that the physical appearance of the monster in the novel is created to represent an object of terror, which is an integral part of the Gothic genre. Halberstam argues that Frankenstein's monster causes his audience to rethink their idea of ​​who is the object of fear, rather than what (Halberstam 1995, p28). In this context, the monster suggests that these are in fact people, or bodies of people...... middle of paper ...... Wedding Night: Lacan and the uncanny. October 58: 5-23. (electronic reading) GILBERT S, GUBAR S 1996, “The monstrous eve of Mary Shelley. » In Paul HUNTER (Ed), Frankenstein. Norton Review Edition. New York; London: Norton; 225-240. (NCE) Halberstam, J. 1995, “Making Monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein” Skin Show: Gothic Horror and Monster Technology, Durham: Duke University Press, pp28-49 JOHNSON, B. 1996. “My Monster/My Self.” In Paul HUNTER (Ed), Frankenstein. Norton Review Edition. New York; London: Norton; 241-250. (NCE) Poovey M. 1980, “My Hideous Offspring: Mary Shelley and the Feminization of Romanticism” PMLA, Vol. 95, no. 3, (May 1980), pp. 332-347, retrieved January 25, 2013, JSTOR database Shelley, MW 1996. Frankenstein. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Library. Stephen J. L, Aspects of European History, 1494-1789 (1990) pp.. 258–66