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. Indeed, the film is primarily based on the 1920s play, other than Mary Shelly's original book, Frankenstein. A text must be changed in some way when making a film due to a number of obvious factors. Many details from the book were missing in the film, but the changes Whales made were effective because they made the film interesting and successful. There are a number of differences between the book and the film adaptation of Frankenstein. The first obvious difference is that in the book the novel gets a few books and teaches himself to read and write them. Comparably, in the film adaptation, the monster learned by observing the De Lacy family and how they communicated with each other. other. The book spends a lot of time explaining the monsters' education and how books helped, whereas in the film there is little talk about how quickly the monster acquired education. The education of monsters is better reflected in the book than in the film. Additionally, the monster's appearance is very different in the movie compared to how it is portrayed in the book. In the book, the creature taught himself to read and write from the classic literature 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 based on scientific principles of constructing human body parts. However, we are not told how he got to the middle of paper......e of his appearance which is different from that of humans. He was a breed apart and needed a mate of his own race and appearance. In conclusion, there are notable differences and similarities between the book and the film Frankenstein. The differences start with the monster's education, the plot, the ending of the story and the monster's characteristics. The similarities related to the creation of the monster and the turning point in the story. The differences and similarities preserve the themes of the genre and the main points of the story and film. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1994. Print. Young Frankenstein. Real. Mel Brooks. Twentieth Century Fox, 2006. Film. Baldick, Chris. In the Shadow of Frankenstein: Myth, Monstrosity and Nineteenth-Century Writing. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print.