Submitted by Anonymous on 01/01/1997 01:00 AM Flag This
PaperJoin Now As intended by the author, Mary Shelley, the novel
Frankenstein falls under the category of fiction know as Gothic
or Horror. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, Gothic
Novels are defined as: “Of or relating to a style of fiction
that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.”
Therefore, Shelley’s work would fit this bill. Frankenstein is
very much full of the horrible elements that make up mankind and
his society. In addition to conforming to the load that many
gothic novels do, Mary Shelley illustrates many of the facets of
Mankind that are not necessarily positive attributes. This
includes such things as Mankind’s oppression of certain
individuals due to their looks and a few of the conflicts that
have always been prevalent within the frameworks of organized
society. Mary Shelley not only uses her novel Frankenstein to
tell a great horror or Gothic story, but she also used it as a
critique on the establishments of ma