Frankenstein A Classic Analysis

There are different genres of books in the world, like romance, mystery, crime, and many more. However, a certain genre that has multiple types of genres in it is classics. Classics keeps readers on their toes because it adds tension to the story by adding more details and genres’ to the writing as it goes on. The overall definition of a classic is an author or literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality. Although this may be true, people in the world have different opinions on what makes a piece of literature a classic. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an example of the genre classic because it entices the reader by transcending genre distinctions, it withstands time, and raises a variety of thematic concepts
The book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has many genres in it, but the two main genres that stuck out is horror and romance. Frankenstein shows horror in its writing by showing how the creator thinks since he has created is wretched and wants nothing to do with him. “I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then, but when those joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived (Shelley, 44). The fact that the monster was abandoned caused hatred to grow in him gradually until it consumed him completely. “ I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge”(Shelley, 125). Romance is shown in the book by Victor Frankenstein’s actions towards science when he chooses reason and knowledge over his own emotions. The fact that Victor was so dedicated to his work he strived to create something unique and do something that the world has never seen before. “After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay more, I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless manner” (Shelley, 38). The fact that Victor stayed up for several days and nights dedicated to his work it led him to create a being that turns out to be his worse
“Classic works of literature become part of the history of ideas; they also influence this history, enabling readers to make connections, discover the influences of other writers” (Grade saver). There have been many movies, and books written and created based off of this book, but it is portrayed in different ways. For instance today most people think the monster was named Frankenstein, but really he didn’t have a name. The creator’s name was Victor Frankenstein and he just called his creation monster, wretched, devil, and horrendous. “Devil,” I exclaimed, “do you dare approach me”(Shelley, 86). However, they are still similar in some ways for instance the monster is still wretched, but their emotions are all different. The movie I Frankenstein similar to the book portrays how the monster went mad when his creator abandoned him, and eventually killed him. However, this movie basically portrays what happens after the monster has killed Victor Frankenstein. "There is none, unless you can animate that corpse. Naberius has been planning this for centuries. Victor Frankenstein just made it possible"(Ranker.com). Evidence above shows how in this movie the monster knew the price of the creation so he worked hard to keep it in the wraps so no one else has to go through it. Authors like to keep some of the same content from the original piece and connect it to their pieces of