Ainhoa Prada Figueras
Iconos culturales y literarios de Inglaterra
FRANKENSTEIN
1. Describe the chosen passages and give your opinion on these extracts: do you
think we could define this work as romantic? why?
Victor had just arrived in the city where his brother was murdered by his creation. He
spent the night in the open air because he couldn't get in the city because of the storm.
When he was walking around he realized that there was the giant figure he gave life
to. Later they met and argued.
This novel belongs to Romanticism, but at first it may not look like this. That's
because the author, Mary Shelley, belonged to the Romantic literature era. It is not
only because of that, it is also romantic because it contains many values that are
associated with literature of the movement.
We can appreciate this in passages like naturalism ( is an extensive and
comprehensive description of nature) or solitude ( the feeling of being lonely).
2. How many voices do you hear in the text?
In this work there is a first person voice who narrates the details of the story. This
voice is from Victor Frankenstein. However, there are two points of view within these
passages: Victor´s and Frankenstein´s. This is better understood when they interact.
3. How is society perceived by the monster?
The monster believes that all mens hate the wretched, and for this reason is why they
should share the misery as well. He thinks that it is right to hate all people who hate
him.
Despite that the monster is always willing to reason. This is shown throughout the
entire conversation, a very keen sense of judgment and morality. The monster ever
scolds Dr. Frankenstein for this behavior. His thoughts portray his creation like a
murderer. However, Victor thinks that killing him is not the correct option.
4. What is the effect of this kind of landscape in the story? Is it a realistic
landscape?
