According to Wikipedia, there are many similarities between the Victor, the scientist in the novel, and Percy Shelley, Mary's Husband. The name victor is said to be a pen name of Percy Shelley's, as in the collection of peotry: Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire, written by him and his sister Elizabeth. Percy Shelly had also been associated with chemistry and experimenting, and had experimented with electricity, magnetism, gunpowder and other chemical reactions. His room was also filled with scientific equipment, just like Victor's in Frankenstein. Percy had a sister named Elizabeth, and Victor had an adopted sister also with that name. There was also an incident in 1815 when Mary delivered a premature baby who died two weeks later. Percy carelessly left with Claire, Mary's step-sister, leaving behind the premature infant. Likewise, when Victor saw the creature he created he fled from him, leaving him to survive on his own. This idea of the carelessness and irresponsibility towards the creature by the creator is expressed in the story.
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