Frankestein In Relation to the Gothic Genre Speech
... The genre . ... Gothic. ... The Gothic genre, which Mary Shelley nursed from its infancy, has different characteristics that all fit into the story of Victor and his travesty of science to make this one of the first horror stories every told. The first characteristic of a Gothic novel is its sinister setting. The sense of foreboding or impending evil throughout the whole text is a basic necessity of the Gothic genre. ... This is the intention when writing a Gothic novel. ... The use of language by Mary Shelley has produced a very vivid image in your mind one of death and decay, in doing so has produced the sinister setting of the typical Gothic genre. ... Death, darkness, rain, and horror are all needed to make a good Gothic novel. ... Marys novel is the very definition of Gothic fiction.