Frankenstein is a fictional story written by Mary Shelly. It was later adapted into a film version directed by James Whales. There are more differences than similarities between the book and the film. That's because the film is primarily based on the 1920s play, as well as the original Frankenstein book by Mary Shelly. A text has to be changed in one way or another during the making of a film due to a number of obvious factors. Many details from the book were missing from the film, but the changes made by Whales were effective as they made the film interesting and successful. There are many differences between the book and the film adaptation of Frankenstein. The first obvious difference is that, in the book, the novel takes some books and teaches oneself to read and write from them. Similarly, in the film adaptation, the monster learned by observing the De Lacy family and how they communicated with each other. other. The book explains in great detail the monster's education and how the books helped while, in the film, little is said about how quickly the monster acquired education. The monsters' upbringing is better reflected in the book than in the film. In addition to this, the monster's appearance is very different in the film compared to how it is described in the book. In the book, the creature taught himself to read and write from the classical literature of Prometheus and Milton's Paradise Lost, where he learned to speak very clearly. In the film, the creature is inarticulate. Another difference between the film and the book Frankenstein is that, in the novel, we are told that Frankenstein created the creature from the scientific principles of building human body parts. However, we are not told how he obtained the... medium of paper......and his appearance which is different from that of a human. He was a breed all his own and needed a mate of his own breed and appearance. In conclusion, there are notable differences and similarities between the book and the film Frankenstein. The differences begin with the monster's upbringing, the plot, the story's ending, and the monster's characteristics. The similarities concern the creation of the monster and the turning point of the story. The differences and similarities preserve the themes of the genre and the main points of both the story and the film. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1994. Print. Young Frankenstein. Dir. Mel Brooks. Twentieth Century Fox, 2006. Film. Baldick, Chris. In Frankenstein's Shadow: Myth, Monstrosity, and Nineteenth-Century Writing. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print.