Frankenstein:Themes

E-C-201 The Romantic Literature

By jumani pooja Roll no 07 M.A. Sem 2 Bhavnagar university Bhavnagar 2011-12

Themes of Revenge

• In Frankenstein, revenge becomes the solution for both victor and his monster.

Question About Revenge

A. How does revenge create tragedy in Frankenstein?

B. Who started it? Who finished it?C. How does revenge give both the monster

and victor a purpose in life?D. So, the story ends with the monster

declaring he’s going to do die. But we never actually see that happen. What is the effect of this?

Nature as a revitalist Call of duty Nature vs. Science (the natural vs. the

unnatural) Repetition of the use of Heaven Inside vs. outside Passion Social acceptance and Belonging

Queer theory

Another major theme in Frankenstein deal with queer theory.

In queer theory, the text in Frankenstein is examined from a different standpoint.

What is different between science and nature?

Thank you