In making her hero the creator of a monster,
she does not necessarily mock idealistic ambition,
but in

she introduces a consideration of the material universe
which challenges and undermines the purity of idealism.
In short,

which Frankenstein has created
often makes his ambitions and his character
—however sympathetically described—
seem ridiculous and even insane.
The arguments on behalf of idealism and
unworldly genius are seriously presented,
but the controlling perspective is that of an