Comparing Frankenstein And Or The Modern Prometheus '
Alexa Irina Shorrock
Instructor Toni Weeden
Honors Senior English
14 November 2017
Gothic Novels A gothic novel can be defined as stories that combine elements from horror and romanticism. The main elements are gloomy and decaying settings, supernatural beings or monsters, curses or prophesies, heroes, romance and intense emotion (Marinaro, Francesca.). The book, “Frankenstein and or The Modern Prometheus” (Shelley, Mary.) could be considered a gothic novel even though it contains themes that incorporate other elements. Throughout the story, there are examples of each element of a gothic novel. The first example is the title of the book. The title of the novel references Prometheus who was a titan god that created mankind. Along with that, Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Throughout the novel, his creation is referred to as a monster because of his appearance. The creature had yellow skin that barely covered his muscles and arteries, black flowing hair, white pearly teeth, dun-white watery eyes, and his straight black lips (42). …show more content…
It is what makes the novel a gothic novel. Without the right setting, it could be an entirely different genre. A gothic novel is normally set in dark, creepy settings. They are set in those places for multiple reasons. One is that the authors want to create terror in the reader. Along with that the author wants to use the realm of the irrational, meaning that they want to show what is lying underneath a person’s mind. They want to expose the fears and obsessions that wouldn’t be considered to be normal in society (Campbell, Donna M.). The book is set in dark and gloomy places. Victor locks himself in his room to work on the creating the monster. He also went on walks in the woods, went on voyages and went back and forth between his school and his
Instructor Toni Weeden
Honors Senior English
14 November 2017
Gothic Novels A gothic novel can be defined as stories that combine elements from horror and romanticism. The main elements are gloomy and decaying settings, supernatural beings or monsters, curses or prophesies, heroes, romance and intense emotion (Marinaro, Francesca.). The book, “Frankenstein and or The Modern Prometheus” (Shelley, Mary.) could be considered a gothic novel even though it contains themes that incorporate other elements. Throughout the story, there are examples of each element of a gothic novel. The first example is the title of the book. The title of the novel references Prometheus who was a titan god that created mankind. Along with that, Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Throughout the novel, his creation is referred to as a monster because of his appearance. The creature had yellow skin that barely covered his muscles and arteries, black flowing hair, white pearly teeth, dun-white watery eyes, and his straight black lips (42). …show more content…
It is what makes the novel a gothic novel. Without the right setting, it could be an entirely different genre. A gothic novel is normally set in dark, creepy settings. They are set in those places for multiple reasons. One is that the authors want to create terror in the reader. Along with that the author wants to use the realm of the irrational, meaning that they want to show what is lying underneath a person’s mind. They want to expose the fears and obsessions that wouldn’t be considered to be normal in society (Campbell, Donna M.). The book is set in dark and gloomy places. Victor locks himself in his room to work on the creating the monster. He also went on walks in the woods, went on voyages and went back and forth between his school and his