Often times, books have a theme or moral for their story. Other times they also include contrasting elements that give the book more flavor, allowing a scene from the story to be viewed more than one way. Mary Shelly uses a variety of contrasting elements in Frankenstein, she even has a few listed in the beginning pages of the book. Even though Romantic vs Gothic is not listed on the same page as the others, they are well talked about throughout the book. In this book, the word romantic does not have the same definition we are normally used to; Romantic consists of symbolism, nature, emotions, supernatural, and imagination. It has a variety of meanings. Gothic does have the same meaning but, its lead towards mysterious and supernatural.
Victor Frankenstein is one of the main symbols of romantic because this character allows the word romantic to have a completely different meaning. What was considered romantic was often symbolic in the story as well. Frankenstein describes the land of the Orkneys as cold, barren gray and rough then describes his Switzerland as …show more content…
He had so much anxiety and amusement in the beginning of his process, though this eventually lead to devastating pain that caused him to have a fever. Once the creation was made, Victor was overwhelmed with disgust and was ashamed of himself for having such supernatural power. All of which M. Waldman motivated him to do. The information of the chemists M. Waldman gave was what gave Frankenstein the belief that he could create life. The death of his mother was the first motive for his actions, but the information that was given to him led him to a great imagination that eventually lead to misery for him. All of these=a re examples of romantic.
In contrast, Gothic is more mystical. There ARE A LOT OF DARK SETTINGS throughout the book. One of the first setting in the book is when frankenstien
Victor Frankenstein is one of the main symbols of romantic because this character allows the word romantic to have a completely different meaning. What was considered romantic was often symbolic in the story as well. Frankenstein describes the land of the Orkneys as cold, barren gray and rough then describes his Switzerland as …show more content…
He had so much anxiety and amusement in the beginning of his process, though this eventually lead to devastating pain that caused him to have a fever. Once the creation was made, Victor was overwhelmed with disgust and was ashamed of himself for having such supernatural power. All of which M. Waldman motivated him to do. The information of the chemists M. Waldman gave was what gave Frankenstein the belief that he could create life. The death of his mother was the first motive for his actions, but the information that was given to him led him to a great imagination that eventually lead to misery for him. All of these=a re examples of romantic.
In contrast, Gothic is more mystical. There ARE A LOT OF DARK SETTINGS throughout the book. One of the first setting in the book is when frankenstien