... . While there is symbolic meaning to the entire story, there are also many implicit metaphors within the use of nature. In Frankenstein, the element of weather is used in the opening chapters in order to foreshadow the symbolic representation of nature, both assertive and destructive, used in repetition throughout the book. In the opening of the story, there are pleasurable experiences that weather constantly brings ... a very thick fogThis fog symbolizes murkiness and confusion, as Robert and his crew all cannot figure out a method to continue the journey, nor guess the identity of Fran...

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... the gothic genre as it maintains the characteristics of the genre whilst also makes constant referrals and allusions to various elements of the genre. It particularly uses elements of Bran Stoker's Dracula, though other texts in the show can be identified, such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Buffy deals with the common thematic preoccupations of the gothic genre and particularly explores themes such as ... Stoker's Dracula: every man's fantasy, highlights her highly sexual powers and outlines her traditionally feminine nature. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there are many allusions to Br...

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