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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the features of Gothic.
Title: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the features of Gothic.
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 1812 | Pages: 7.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the features of Gothic.
In What Way Is Frankenstein a Gothic Novel?
Gothic novels originated from gothic architecture, this medieval type of architecture was pointed arches, cathedrals, ruins and ancient statues, therefore these novels where very often set in a gloomy castle replete with dungeons, subterranean passages and sliding panels. Gothic novels were written mainly to evoke terror in their readers; they also served to show the dark side of human nature. They describe the "nightmarish terrors that lie …showed first 75 words of 1812 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1812 total…Atmosphere was there to frighten the reader and build up the fear.
In my opinion I didn't find this novel to be that scary as I am used to seeing visual effects i.e. in cinemas and on tele where they use modern technology to create monsters ect. I believe around 90+ years ago everyone would find this scary as all the elements for a gothic novel are in there and it is very well written.
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