Which do you think fits the book more and why?
2007-03-06 23:18:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I feel this is definitely Gothic Romanticism at its finest, questioning morality and divinity, sin and transgression. The novel displays the inherent distrust of man and science, as well as man and God that is typical of these great works.
But the novel also dwells with excruciating detail, on the apparent psychological responses of Victor. Victor often blacks out, faints, and otherwise mopes in response to overwhelming stress. This is also typical of Romanticism.
The site below is a nice synopsis.
2007-03-07 00:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by sherrilyn1999 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mary Shelley was a huge proponent of Romanticism, and so I'd have to go with this category. And just look at the evidence. In Romanticism, Nature is sublime. So it is in Frankenstein. Victor is doomed because he subverts the Natural order of things (akin to defying God's law in some religious texts). Shelley builds heavily on Greek myth and Classical ideas, the Prometheus myth in particular, but also hubris, and the ideas of the Golden Mean. The oracle at Delphi said Know Thyself, which meant to recognize than Man was neither god nor beast. He must walk the line between the two. Victor suffers from hubris and pushes above it, trying to become godlike. Meanwhile, the monster descends into the realm of beasts. Thus, they are both destined for tragedy. There are so many Romantic ideas and ideals in the novel. It's the epitome of the Romantic movement.
2007-03-07 05:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by ap1188 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romanticism
2007-03-07 08:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely romanticism. The very theme of her book is a questioning of the modernist philosophy underlying rationalism. Ack. Too many big words.
2007-03-09 13:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rationalism was more than a century previous to the book. Romanticism, yes. Theme, time, everything, no doubts.
2007-03-07 00:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by sofista 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, it has reason to go both ways, but I think it leans slightly more toward rationalism, in the way it tries and defines what what we are as people and how unique each person is in life, despite their origins. Although most will say that can be viewed as a textbook reply, even from those who have not seen the movie or read the book.
2007-03-06 23:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by Lief Tanner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Non, its stupid
2007-03-07 01:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋