"Frankenstein Writing Assignment"

For this assignment, I decided to talk about a small aspect in the story that I believe shows an aspect of gothic literature, which is dark and gloomy, mixed with with a relatable topic. I am writing about how Victor is disgusted after he sees his creature, and how his image doesn’t reflect his personality. One of the most important aspects to Gothic literature is the gloomy and decaying atmosphere that the author portrayed.

In Frankenstein, this is most often shown where Victor first creates his monster and, after looking at his new creation for the first time, he sees nothing but horror and disgust. I feel that this is a prominent example that Shelly creates and exaggerates, but also feels like it’s resonating. Shelly also implies this irony into the story, since the the monster feels like this sweet and tender being with an horrific and nightmare inducing exterior. Victor finishes his creation and it’s visage creates this horrific image that haunts its creator. This a great part of the gothic horror, and the a kind of story. Not only is this dark, but can also be a dark reflection of how image is everything to people and how if our image is not impressive to others, we might think we are less than desirable.The monster’s growing alertness to his surroundings and growing knowledge of people’s emotions, and empathy towards himself. Even the people in the village that the monster visits see him as the opposite of his creator, as this peaceful being with a grotesque appearence, This is a reflection on how the monster’s solitude, which is contrasted with the monster’s knowledge and surprising eloquence. The monster’s serration of the others relates to his social problems. The monster’s growing intelligence reflects the sad, and darkness he has been through.

Overall, this is very effective in showing what gothic literature can do; presenting these stories of horrific creatures and layer them with these themes and ideals that feel more realistic to the reader. This, in a way, makes this even more frightening because of how real it can be viewed as today.