Romantic Elements Of Frankenstein - 1358 Words

Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley in 1816. Originally intended as a gothic ghost story while on retreat in Geneva, Shelley’s novel would later become the groundwork for modern science fiction and horror. As a romantic piece, Frankenstein is a novel intended to entertain, to scare, and to bring a sense of unease to the reader. Culturally and historically, however, it acts as a romantic commentary on the transition from the Enlightenment period to the industrial revolution Britain was experiencing. By including elements of the romantic genre popular at the time of writing, Enlightenment ideals and thinkers once held in high regard, and social constructs emerging during the early 19th†¦show more content†¦Victor tells Walton how he has pursued the monster ever since so that he might kill it. The night Victor dies, the creature boards Walton’s ship to pay his respects before departing into the snow, fate uncer tain. The novel is presented in the form of a frame narrative, where a main story sets up the telling of a much more interesting or expanded secondary one. Likened to Russian nesting dolls, â€Å"the largest doll is the narrative of Captain Robert Walton,† whose transcripts to his sister provide a sense of history and legitimacy, allowing the story and its characters to feel grounded in reality. Additionally, it reads like a travel narrative, something the British actively enjoyed due to the exploratory nature of the time period. Further inside, â€Å"rests the narrative of Victor Frankenstein,† the true tale takes place in Walton’s fourth letter, providing a chronological recount from Victor’s point of view, establishing a limited narrator (Benford, 1). This gives the reader ample time to become sympathetic to Victor’s struggles and plights before the creature’s side is told. Once the two are reunited in the mountains, the creature tells Victor, a nd by extension the reader of his time in the forest. At this point the reader is invested in both Victor as well as the creature, having shared in their victories and sorrows. However, once the creature kills Henry, the reader loses most sympathy for him, taking the side of Victor and feeling suspense towards theShow MoreRelatedRomantic Elements in Frankenstein and the Fall of the House of Usher3538 Words   |  15 PagesRomantic elements in Frankenstein and The Fall of the House of Usher Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, and Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, although published in different periods, on different continents, have in common many of the main ideas that stood behind the literary movement of Romanticism (the sublime, the Romantic hero, imagination, isolation), combined with elements of the Gothic (the mysterious and remote setting dominated by a gloomy atmosphereRead MoreFrankenstein: Mary Shelleys Litererary Contribution During the Age of Enlightenment1038 Words   |  4 Pagesvarious elements to make their stories interesting. Mary Shelly lived during this time period when Romanticism was at its highest. 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