In the 21st century, Mary Shelly's Frankenstein can be viewed as a modern myth. ... Secondly, that same person, still in current times, can view Frankenstein as a myth for people existing in the time of Mary Shelly, therefore a modern myth to those of the 19th century. ... Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is a modern myth, as it explores various scientific developments, which in the 19th century, were thought of as ludicrous, but today, in the 21st century, are more believable. ... However, in the time of Mary Shelly, the possibility of a human being made in an unnatural way was completely...

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The term Gothic refers to a genre that came about in the late eighteenth century. It can be a type of story, clothing, or music nowadays. In this paper it will refer to a style of literature. A very good example of this type of literature is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. There is a sense of foreb...

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