Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus is a timeless novel. This anomaly of a story, written in 1818, sparked the beginning of science-fiction writing. When Mary Shelley was writing this novel on a dark, stormy night in Switzerland, she had no idea that the story she had created would fascinate audiences for two-hundred years. In chapters nine and ten, nature plays a significant role in the emotions of Victor Frankenstein. Nature is a driving force throughout the novel since it relates to the portrayal of the characters, the setting, and the plot of the story thus far. Nature has its greatest effect on the characters, especially the main character, Victor Frankenstein. As Victor is ascending the mountain in chapter ten, it is raining. During this time, Frankenstein is
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She took in the context of the Alps countryside and used the natural effects to act as another character. Everything overhung Victor just as his emotions were hanging inside of him. Nature influences the plot and the mood in Frankenstein at multiple points in the novel.
Nature is used to create a sense of suspense and curiosity. Throughout the storyline,
Romanticism is used to signify nature as a source of comfort and inspiration. When the monster and Frankenstein met face to face, they went into a cave to talk. “The air was cold, and the rain again began to descend: we entered the hut, the fiend with an air of exultation, I with a heavy heart and depressed spirits. But I consented to listen, and seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale.” (70). Frankenstein was very curious to see what the monster had to say. In this scene, irony is shown through the fire. The monster lit the fire, but Frankenstein, the modern Prometheus, lit the metaphorical fire within the monster.
Nature plays a necessary role during the events of the story, since nature is needed to create such a dramatic and Romanticized effect on the
She took in the context of the Alps countryside and used the natural effects to act as another character. Everything overhung Victor just as his emotions were hanging inside of him. Nature influences the plot and the mood in Frankenstein at multiple points in the novel.
Nature is used to create a sense of suspense and curiosity. Throughout the storyline,
Romanticism is used to signify nature as a source of comfort and inspiration. When the monster and Frankenstein met face to face, they went into a cave to talk. “The air was cold, and the rain again began to descend: we entered the hut, the fiend with an air of exultation, I with a heavy heart and depressed spirits. But I consented to listen, and seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale.” (70). Frankenstein was very curious to see what the monster had to say. In this scene, irony is shown through the fire. The monster lit the fire, but Frankenstein, the modern Prometheus, lit the metaphorical fire within the monster.
Nature plays a necessary role during the events of the story, since nature is needed to create such a dramatic and Romanticized effect on the