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Theme Of Romanticism In Frankenstein

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Nicole Smith praises Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ because she believes that Shelley brilliantly combines aspects of gothic literature and romanticism in order to establish distinct themes and enhance qualities of the romantic movement. By doing so, Mary Shelley separates herself from other romantic writers such as her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Smith identifies three crucial romantic themes in Frankenstein including Shelley’s use of environmental imagery for the purpose of conveying a character’s emotional state. This was seen when Victor Frankenstein contrasted his “...Barren, grey…”(Smith 2) homeland to a “...Colorful and lively.”(Smith 2) Switzerland. Another point she brought up was the symbolism of human limitation since Shelley’s
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