... they assumed that the creature was retched and evil, not taking the time to know his true sensitive being; this therefore established the theme of appearances vs. reality. Romantics were generally against the Industrial Revolution due to its brutality towards the workforce, such as the employment ... industrious growth, Mary Shelley and other romantics favored more rural areas. "The romantics valued natural beauty, an appreciation that is present throughout Frankenstein in Shelley's scenes amid the mountains and lakes of Switzerland and on the frozen sea's of Siberia (Moss, pg116)." This ...

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... to English Literature, p. 405-06). Undoubtedly, there are Gothic elements to Shelly's novel. She was familiar with the classics of Gothicism. In common with the gothic tales, Frankenstein made use of the correspondence between theme, character and setting. One of the chief elements in the novel is the use of atmosphere to create mood. The icy mists of the Arctic and the ... read and relied on the most recent findings and theories of science to create her tale. She replaced the mythological theme of "heavenly fire" with the latest experiments of electricity. Benjamin Franklin, whose name...

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