Not only art is creative, science may be too. ... The most noticeable genres of literature describe in Shelly's novel are the Gothic term and the Science Fiction term. ... They reaches the height of their considerable fashion in the 1790`s and the early years of the 19th century- (Oxford Companion to English Literature, p. 405-06). ... In common with the gothic tales, Frankenstein made use of the correspondence between theme, character and setting. ... She replaced the mythological theme of "heavenly fire" with the latest experiments of electricity. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

 Gothic literature explores the natural human sensation of helplessness in the face of the unknown. By comparing Frankenstein with at least one other Gothic text, discuss this view of Gothic literature.' ... These discoveries link with Shelley's romantic views; she sees science as a negative subject which can both help and hinder. Suzanna Storment describes Shelley's thoughts on science; stating that she recognises it was "a powerful entity, but also recognizes the dangers if uncontrolled.... Moreover, the novel "Frankenstein" is also known as "the moder...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The original is a masterpiece of Gothic literature however. ... Frankenstein contains elements of two major genre of literature: the gothic and science fiction. ... Science fiction explores "the marvels of discovery and achievement that may result from future developments in science and technology". ... This applies to the conflict between science and ethics in the case of genetic engineering and cloning of modern day. ... Even though the book isn't very long, with all these powerful themes, it is not exactly an easy read. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One major theme in this work was rejection of authority. ... Zola believed that writing novels was like performing a science experiment. ... The main theme in Frankenstein is that having too much ambition is dangerous. ... There were many allusions to works of literature; these allusions meaningless to readers who are not familiar with the works. ... All of these works reflect the themes of Frankenstein, but would go unnoticed to the general reader. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Science and Industry were moving on, factories and machined changed the way people thought and many people supported the Miller's strike. ... The Romantic Movement marked the practice and reaction in literature, art, religion and politics. ... In a way this is a warning against science, that if science is taken too far then those who do so will be punished like Frankenstein. ...

• Word Count: 2951
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate