nstein also makes use of fear. Once Victor put lifeinto the monster no one knows whats going to happen. Fear wasnt really anelement of the story though, until the monster murders William. If the monsteris brutal enough to murder a child then he is capable of doing anything. Fearis an element all the way through the book after Williams death. Mary Shelley is a great example of a writer who is the product of theRomantic era. This movement began in Germany with writers such asGoethe, who created the Romantic concept of Faust, yet the movementdominated the Western literature for many years. Since Mary Shelley was sofamiliar with the great writers of the Romantic era, it is easy to see that herwork would reflect the trend. The major characteristic of Romanticism that Mary Shelley uses is theexamination of senses and inner feelings. In the beginning of the story Victorcontemplates his experiment:...soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose. So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein,- more, far more, will Iachieve; treading in the steps already marked, I willpioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfoldto the world the deepest mysteries of creation.Throughout the book Victor examines his feelings about the monster hecreated. The monster also examines his feelings and senses through the book.The creature explains:A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I saw,smelt, heard, and felt at the same time; and it was indeed,a long time before I learned to distinguish between theoperations of my various senses. At the time of the monsters creation it had only basic emotions and feelings.He gradually learned senses, like temperature through playing with fire.Through great effort the monster was able to learn intelligent matters, such asreading and writing. Almost every scene in Frankenstein deals with someaspect of emotion. The adoption of underprivileged children, the death ofWilliam, and...
