Frankenstein: Much more than a simple horror story

In this essay, the author

• Explains that mary wollstonecraft shelley's frankenstein, or the modern prometheus, is a well-known novel set in the enlightened european society of the eighteenth century.
• Analyzes how the novel narrates the story of victor frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with ‘unfolding to the world the deepest mysteries of creation’.
• Analyzes how shelley reconciles two different literary styles, the gothic and science-fiction, and adds romantic elements to her work. frankenstein's fixation with discovering the secret of life exemplifies the egocentric character typical of the romantic movement.

• Explains that mary wollstonecraft shelley's frankenstein, or the modern prometheus, is a well-known novel set in the enlightened european society of the eighteenth century.
• Analyzes how the novel narrates the story of victor frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with ‘unfolding to the world the deepest mysteries of creation’.
• Analyzes how shelley reconciles two different literary styles, the gothic and science-fiction, and adds romantic elements to her work. frankenstein's fixation with discovering the secret of life exemplifies the egocentric character typical of the romantic movement.
• Analyzes how the novel is a symmetrical compilation of walton, frankenstein, and the creature's testimonies, rather than mediated by an omniscient narrator. the technique is essential to give particular voice to the monster, who discloses his most human and benevolent side.
• Analyzes how the description of sublime and inhospitable landscapes adds to the understanding of the feelings that the creature inspires in frankenstein.
• Argues that the portrayal of the characters, except for the scientist and the creature, is rather simplistic. they represent flat characters whose behaviour is easy to predict and, hence, quite implausible.
• Concludes that frankenstein is a thought-provoking novel that not only horror story lovers, but also science-fiction fans should have in their bookshelf.