There is a tight relationship between humans and machines in the book, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. I believe one of the main points Mary Shelley tried to get across through this book is that humans and machines are intertwined if not the same. Humans are machines, but not in the traditional sense that we think of everyday. Humans are organic machines made mainly from carbon and water. Machines are made of inorganic and made of metal, wood, plastic. We have hinges and joints, lubrication fluids, different sensors, just like machines. We use electricity to control our movements and thoughts, just like machines use it to control motors for movement and microprocessors for thinking. So humans and machines are basically the same, we just had different creators and different materials. .
As for who is the monster in this story, Frankenstein himself is the monster, but why you think Shelley does not present this baffles me. In every word that I read it becomes more obvious to me that she is presenting the story of her own tormented life. Just as her mother died at her birth and her father blamed her, so does the "father," Frankenstein's early intentions. And as she was blamed for her terrible crime of birth and thus the murder of her mother, so is "Timmy" credited for the monstrosity he is. It is obvious to me that Mary Shelley is not condoning this behavior, but rising up against it! I rarely get worked up over a book, but this one is helping me to realize the dark side of human nature, and how hate, prejudice, and fear can turn anyone into a monster.
