Romantic and Gothic Elements

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Romantic and Gothic Elements Intro to Frankenstein Romantic and Gothic Elements

Romanticism Not really about this

Romanticism is more so about this... Movement contrary to Enlightenment and Industrialization The Enlightenment and Industrialization emphasized how man’s reason and logic can improve society Romanticism emphasized the importance of the individual, subjectivity, imagination, and expression of emotions

Romanticism Romantics were tired of being oppressed by tyrant rulers. The time period is simultaneous with the French and American revolutions Nature imagery is a key element in Romantic literature Human tyranny cannot control nature Nature represented peace Emotional healing comes from peace

Gothic Literature Not about people like this

Gothic Literature More about settings like this

Elements of a Gothic Novel •An atmosphere of mystery and suspense •Gruesome deaths •Omens, portents, visions •Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events •High, even overwrought emotion •Women in distress •Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male •Metonymy of gloom and horror •Vocabulary of the gothic

Gothic Literature Contrary to the Romantics, Gothic writers gave nature the power of destruction Pathetic fallacy - what do you think would happen in the novel when there is a storm in the background?

Frame Story A story that exists within another. Forrest Gump, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Notebook are popular frame stories. Forrest narrates many stories from the park bench, then eventually leaves the bench to continue the actual story of the film In Slumdog, as Jamal gets closer to the million dollar question, he has different stories for why he knows each answer

Frankenstein’s Frame Story