Frankenstein: What makes it a Gothic Novel?         One of the most important aspects of any gothic novel is setting. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is an innovative and disturbing work that weaves a tale of passion, misery, dread, and remorse. Shelly reveals the story of a man's thirst for knowledge which leads to a monstrous creation that goes against the laws of nature and natural order. The man, Victor Frankenstein, in utter disgust, abandons his creation who …showed first 75 words of 699 total…

…showed last 75 words of 699 total…set in the cold Artic which adds to the dark and foreboding atmosphere. Frankenstein pursues his monster there, fails to destroy him, and dies appropriately in the cold of the Artic that matches the cold of his heart. Likewise, Frankenstein's monster dies on his own terms, springing to his ice raft, "borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance" (Shelly 206). Works Cited 1. 2. Shelly, Mary. Frankenstein. Bantam Books. New York, New York.         c1991