To those unfamiliar with the story, the web page created by Felice Aull, Ph.D, provides an excellent synopsis of the essential elements of Shelley's genius. As well Georgetown University has posted a resource page for this interested in learning more about Frankenstein and its creator.

I chose to analysis Frankenstein as the novel for my analysis because I studies the novel in depth in a first year English (English 200) course. I loved the novel, and found the questions it posed about humanity and the limits of science intriguing. What I was curios about, regards to Frankenstein and the Web, was how the novel changed (at least for me) based on its physical transformation from book to hypertext.

Two main versions of the novel appear on the web, one in an etext form, and another in a hypertextual shape. However, neither version fulfilled my expectations of what a hypertext novel should take. Both versions were, in essence, the words transferred from t

he page to the computer screen. No links were provided to other pages within the story, and as a result the novel was not the multi-layered structure that I have come to expect from hypertext While I could find links about and to Shelley's creation from other web sites, the actual story itself was true to Shelley's original version - the only "links" within Frankenstein were the "links" that I created and saw in my mind. (For a more interactive, multi-sense version of Frankenstein, try Interplay's game version!)

In short, I really did not enjoy the hypertextual (quasi-hypertextual, anyway!) form of Frankenstein!!! On the Web, it was not nearly as inviting or involving as the physically bound version. However, I would just like to briefly note that I do enjoy reading fiction that is created specifically for the medium of hypertext. When a fusion of all the physical senses is integrated into the creation of a novel, (as in hypertext) the result can prove to be extremely stimulating and intriguing. I enjoy reading articles where my interest determines the path of my reading; where I can chose to visit or not to visit particular sites; where my path can change each time I read it. The Web is a fun - and trendy! - place to be. It provides readers with many experiences and sensations that a bound novel cannot. In fact, doing research for a "normal" work using hypertextual sources is one of the best ways to do research. Nonetheless, I still believe that the literary classics are best experience in

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