Potential explanations or answers to current philosophical dilemmas are often presented through temporally relevant literary works. The Romantic Era of the late 18th and early 19th centuries is characterized as a historical period in which the aristocratic social and political norms of the enlightened era were radically investigated and questioned. For enlightened thinkers, the idea of ​​“being” was composed of three essential parts, the true, the beautiful and the good. Isaac Newton's contributions to the scientific method were fascinating because they seemed to provide truth on the quantitative question. Yet his science has failed to provide us with knowledge of all qualitative matters, such as morality and aesthetics. Holding Newton's laws in such high regard, the model of being was simply broken down into the "true", that is, into scientific knowledge recognized and confirmed through its laws of motion, proceeding to exclude all issues on which Newton's lens does not it could have been bet. It is obvious that problems would arise as a result of Newton's progress. Qualitative issues could not be explained through Newton's science, creating a sense of bewilderment. People began to wonder whether certain quantitative questions actually applied to all aspects of life. Rousseau, whose writings contributed immensely to Romanticism, proposed a new model of "being", which was later confirmed by Kant and Schiller. His new model strengthened enlightened ideas of being and allowed the application of “being” to both the quantitative and the qualitative. Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" provides an explanation for the struggle over "true being" between Enlightenment and Romantic thinkers, while exemplifying Romantic thought in pursuing p...... middle of paper ...... meaning of the philosophical dilemma between Enlightened and Romantic thinkers are exemplified through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This symbolic literary work provides readers with insight into the problem that philosophers of the time faced when dealing with the idea of ​​true being. Through the monster, the citizens and Walton we can fully understand the situation faced by Rousseau, Kant and Schiller. Ultimately, it is clear that to experience true being and beauty one must not rely solely on Newton's scientific lens, but must also understand quantitative issues such as morality and ethics. Works Cited Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Angela Scholar and Patrick Colemann. Confessions. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000. Print.Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Joseph Pearce. Frankenstein. San Francisco: Ignatius, 2008. Print.