During the 1700s, the period of the Enlightenment in Europe reached its highest peak. It was during this time that author Mary Shelley decided to create her most famous novel, Frankenstein. In the middle of a rainy day on Lake Geneva, author Mary Shelley was stuck in a house with some Romantic poets, so to pass the time Lord Byron suggested that they each compose a ghost story to entertain each other. Immediately, Shelly began to conceive a horrifying story that demonstrated the harmful effects of isolation on the mind and soul. In the novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley outlines the theme of isolation and its destructive power using the tone of evolution, allusions to the Bible, and symbolism. Shelley uses the change in the monster's tone for Shelley's allusions showing the creature's anguish at being alone in the world and how this makes him feel: "Like Adam, I was apparently united by no bond with any other being in existence. . I was miserable, helpless and alone” (93-94), this allusion is crucial because it shows the reader how terrible the influences of loneliness are on the creature and how his circumstances have led him to become sorrowful and destitute similar to the first occurs when the monster compares himself to Satan: “Many times I have considered Satan as the most suitable emblem of my condition; since often, like him, when I saw the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy grew within me. (94), the monster now resents the people in the cottage because they are able to converse and associate with others while the creature is forced to remain isolated from all contact. Allusions such as these reinforce Shelley's purpose to describe the disastrous effects of loneliness on the mind. By now the reader should understand that humans need to be with others like them because all creatures desire to have a group to fit into. Through his exceptional use of the previously stated elements he educated readers on the dangerous effects of loneliness, a topic that is still in play today. Isolation can be felt by anyone who feels alone or forgotten in today's society. Just as the monster felt alone, many people around the world feel like they don't fit in, feel like they've been left behind and abandoned. This is why isolation is an eternal theme in the world, because it will always be separated from it