Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole.

Critic Roland Barthes has said, “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose Frankenstein, and, considering Barthes’ observation,

write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers answers.

Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.