1. Fire as Redemption:
An Archetypal Study

2. Fire is often a cathartic element in literature, cleansing characters from their sins and creating a chance for renewal and peace.
Thematic Statement:

3. Fire in Frankenstein: -Biblical allusions; - creates conflicts;
According to Harold Bloom, in an analysis of Victor Frankenstein’s creature:
Eventually, burning the cottage and murdering William in demonic rage, he seems to become entirely Satanic: “I, like the arch-fiend, bore a hell within me” (121, chap.16); Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred . . .toward all mankind” (126, chap. 16) (62).
Fire in Frankenstein: -Biblical allusions; - creates conflicts;

4. Works Cited
Bloom, Harold. Bloom’s Major Literary Characters: Frankenstein.
Philadelphia, Chelsea House, 2004.