LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE GOTHIC NOVEL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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As a commentary on Victorian England
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As an apolitical horror story
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As a novel ghostwritten by Perce Shelley
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As an exploration on the effects of science on humanity
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Frankenstein demonstrates, the pursuit of science and technology without regard for societal consequences can have disastrous results. In Frankenstein, Victor embodies the concept of unrestrained science. He is allured by the power and potential of science from a very young age.
Detailed explanation-2: -Critically, Frankenstein received mixed reviews. The novelist Sir Walter Scott (writing in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine) found issues with plot points relating to the education of the monster.
Detailed explanation-3: -The novel suggests that the creature cannot be accepted as human because he is a singular being, and therefore cannot be a part of a community. Since Victor made the creature, there is not another being that is the same as him. He is singular in appearance, and in the way he was made.
Detailed explanation-4: -Frankenstein was originally slammed by critics. When Frankenstein came out in 1818, many critics bashed it. “What a tissue of horrible and disgusting absurdity this work presents, ” John Croker, of the Quarterly Review, wrote. But gothic novels were all the rage, and Frankenstein soon gained readers.