ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1818. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was the only daughter of the writers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.

Detailed explanation-2: -The full title of the book is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, though it is not always clear who the modern Prometheus is. The title fits best onto the character of Victor Frankenstein. He gives humanity something that used to belong only to the gods: the ability to create life.

Detailed explanation-3: -In German, the name Frankenstein translates to “stronghold of freemen, ” most likely referring to various castles and battlements around the country that also carry the name. Mary Shelley however, believed the name came to her in a vivid dream. In Shelley’s novel, Dr. Victor Frankenstein never names his creation.

Detailed explanation-4: -As an example, Mary Shelley gave her most famous novel the title Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, where or, The Modern Prometheus is the alternative title, by which she references the Greek Titan as a hint of the novel’s themes.

Detailed explanation-5: -In conclusion, the book is subtitled Or, the Modern Prometheus because the fictional character, Dr. Frankenstein, has many similarities in their faults and understandings to that of the Greek character, Prometheus. In Prometheus and Frankenstein, the protagonists are very alike in many ways.