Throughout the first volume of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, I was able to absorb most of the text during the first readthrough. Essentially, I picked up on the main points of the plot and any major events or details that happened. What I didn’t pick up on through the first reading though was many smaller, underlying themes that required some thought/analysis. For the most part, this was lots of Romantic themes and ideas and how they were applied. For example, in Chapter 2, Victor is described as attached to only a few people intensely and was a very passionate man/had a strong temper. The Romantic themes of passion, intensity, and forming very close connections with others are portrayed here. Just like in this case, I failed to notice many
