Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Gothic Horror :: Free Frankenstein Essays

Shellys Frankenstein is regarded as the first modern horrornovel. It is in fact, a Gothic horror. The story came about mainlyfrom a dream shelly had. The dream was heavily influenced by herbackground and past personal experiences. These include her visits togalvanism experiments, a visit to the Rock of Franks a castle whichtranslated gives Frankenstein and her purlieu at the time,which where the Alps that made up the setting for some of the book.Other issues, which might have affected the outcome of the book, areher failed pregnancy, which could be linked to victors develop dieing.Events of the time had led to a near breakthrough to bring the dead tolife and the near full exploration of the Earth leaving only the polesunexplored. amorous and Gothic styles are used in the book theromantic style is the awe of nature a good example is the abruptsides of vast mountains were forwards me the icy wall of the glacieroverhung me and the Gothic style is the psychological thatencompasses th e very personal themes of life and death this is shownby how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite sedulousness I hadendeavoured to form.The Story begins with Waltons letters to his sister, he dialogue a lotabout his ambitions of mapping the arctic and finding a bloke whoshares his ruthless ambition. After awhile he finds Frankensteinfloating on a sheet of ice. After being nursed back to healthFrankenstein begins his story. Victor talks about his childhood, howhis mother died in childbirth, his younger brother Edward, and how hehas read books about philosophy and alchemy most of which have beenlong disproved. Then he continues about when he was at university andhis growing obsession with creating a being from the dead parts ofhumans also known as galvanism. Then he moves on to how he becomesobsessive and how it is only after he succeeds he realises what he hasdone and realises the implications of his dream. After being nurseback to health by his friend Henry Cherval Victor realises how badlyhe has treated his family and decides to return to his family, howeverbefore he can do this he receives a letter about his brother beingmurdered, the killer is presumed to be the family servant Justine andbecause Victor makes no mention of the monster she is hanged, victorsfarther also dies short after of a broken heart after losing William.Victor decides to travel to cope with his grief. It is at this pointthe monster appears and asks for a bride.