How Mary Shelley creates a sense of horror in Frankenstein.
Frankenstein
Introduction
In this essay, I will be writing about how Mary Shelley creates sense
of horror in Frankenstein. Horror stories are usually dark and
sinister. They are also very mysterious. They mostly use catching
background music and horrible settings to create a sense of horror.
Mary Shelley creates a sense of horror through the characters,
settings and the language. From the beginning of the story, the
audience's speculate that there was a reason behind Victor
Frankenstein's interest to the anatomy of science.
" A mind of moderate capacity, which closely pursues one study,
Must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study."
This creates a sense of horror because it suggests that Frankenstein
is obsessed with the subject. It isn't just a plain interest.
After his mother died, he was very upset and angry. He wanted to
create a living human being- bringing a dead body alive. He wanted to
do something that no one else has done. This can be looked at, as a
metaphor saying that, he wanted to make something that even nature
hasn't even created.
This creates a sense of horror because, people in the 19th century
were very superstitious and believed that going against the nature
means going against God, and that's the worst sin that can be
committed.
" Darkness had no effect upon my fancy."
This creates a sense of horror because he was different from the other
people as well as the human characteristics. He had no fear of death
or any superstitious belief. He appears as a person who would do
anything because he is contending to himself as well as God.
He wanted to create something that wouldn't have to follow the
procedure of life.
"I should attempt the creation of a being like myself"
This creates a sense of horror because it suggests that he wants to
break the natural chain. He is willing to create a human like himself
but it should live for eternity. He wants to prevent death. He wanted
to "succeed and arrive at great proficiency in that study".
He finally decides to learn everything about human bodies and create a
human creature from dead body parts so he started to make framework
with bones and organs as an experiment.
Frankenstein collects most of the materials that he needs from the
charnel house where dead bodies are kept, and also goes to other
places that are associated death such as churchyards, the dissecting
room and the slaughterhouse.
"Churchyard was the receptacle of bodies deprived of life" and
"The dissecting room and the slaughter house furnished many of his
materials".
All these settings creates a sense of horror because, it's set in a
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