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Frankenstein
General Informations
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Conflict: Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Self
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Setting: Geneva, Switzerland, and the Arctic, late 1700s
Structure: Prose, Epistolary
Tone: Dramatic, Anxious, Apprehensive
Gothic Literature
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The main ingredients of gothic novel are mystery, horror, and the supernatural.
It can mean harsh or cruel, referring to the barbaric Gothic tribes of Middle Ages. It can olso mean medieval, referring to the historical period associated with castles and knights in armor.
In literature the term applies to works with a brooding atmosphere that emphasize the unknown and inspire fear.
Gothic novels typically feature wild and remote settings, such as haunted castles or wind-blasted moors, and their plots involve violent or mysterious events.
Romanticism
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Romanticism in art and literature was based in part on the feeling of optimism about human possibilities that pervaded Western culture after the American and French revolutions.
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Galvanism
In the early 1800s, scientists were on the verge of discovering the potential of electricity. At this time, scientists knew about the existense of static electricity as well as electricity produced by lightning.
In the 1780s, Luigi Galvani, a professor of anatomy conducted experiments on animal tissue using a machine that could produce electrical sparks. He concluded that animal tissue contained electricity in the form of a fluid. Galvani's theory of animal electricity was shown to be incorrect, but he had proven that muscles contracted in response to an electrical stimulus.
In the novel, Frankenstein learn about the controversial theory of "galvanism" as part of his scientific training at a university in Germany. Today, galvanism refers to a direct current of electricity produced by a chemical reaction.