How does the Language and Themes in Frankenstein Lodge the Novel Firmly in the Romantic Period of Literature

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How does the Language and Themes in Frankenstein Lodge the Novel Firmly in the Romantic Period of Literature

   The Romantic period in England started to blossom in early 1800’s. This period was fuelled by the French Revolution and a general change of personal and political ideas. Mary Shelley first published her book of Frankenstein in 1822, firmly in the romantic period. It was her style of language and themes/ideas in Frankenstein that made it reach highly acclaimed status in the romantic period. In This text I will examine how Shelley’s language and themes made her novel so famous in her era.

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   The monster created by Frankenstein is a romantic hero because of the rejection he must bear from normal society. Romanticism shows compassion for others, disregarding their status in society. Shelley is attempting to show the readers how many people in normal society reject the less than average or disfigured souls who live on the borders of our society. We cannot blame the monster for what happens to him, and Shelley elicits from the reader a sympathetic response for a creature so misunderstood. The monster tries to fit into a regular community, but because he is hideous to look at ...

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