The Symbolism Of Fire In Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
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The symbol of fire also contributes to the theme of knowledge. As mentioned before, the the story of Prometheus is about the Greek God who was always thinking of the future. He had a plan to make the world a wiser place. The guy ends up going to another Greek God, Jupiter, and begs him to give fire to all of the people who were shivering because they had no heat. Prometheus ends up building a fire for the people who did not have it before and made it available to them. Zeus became furious with this and made Prometheus be chained to the side of a mountain to suffer for his actions. Although fire can represent heat and light, more often than not, it has a negative connotation. A great deal of the time, fire is connected with the devil. In Frankenstein,