The Gothic Response

Having it be the first time reading Frankenstein I really enjoyed that gothic novel. The one thing that really stood out to me was the language/words used in the story. In my opinion language and word choice is key in novel, especially in this Frankenstein novel. For example, in the beginning of the novel Shelley uses words such as “inexhaustible” in Chapter 1 to explain relations between his parents and himself. And “inanimate” in Chapter 5 to explain the type of body he wanted to infuse. There are many more, but the fact is, is that the language although not very hard to say still give a different feel of the moment and scene. As do many writers do however, Shelley’s use of words give the novel it’s gothic feel to it in a way.

After discussing Frankenstein, a lot more during class my understanding of Frankenstein makes a lot more sense. For example, talking about Shelley’s past life and what she’s been through. The dark and sad events that occurred during her life makes sense from what she wrote in Frankenstein. Not saying that the novel reflected her life, but I suppose you can see the relation between the novel and what she’s been through. Meaning you can sometimes notice a sense of hurt and almost sadness in the way she wrote and explained certain stuff. Also, the way she wrote with her past taking effect in her writing also showed more of a gothic feel of the novel.