An influential zeitgeist text in time, the idea of Galvanism to create life is explored, "that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing" Shelley incorporates elements of Romanticism and Gothicism through Victor's characterisation and to describe the naturally sublime's power, "The sun is yet high in the heavens; before it descends to hide itself and illuminate another world.... " Like Victor in "Frankenstein", oppression clouds realism in the corporate powered society by questioning what it is to be human and the effect of human experience...

• Word Count: 1145
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate