Frakenstein

The word gothic paints a very dark and gloomy picture when thought about. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein then, is the epitome of a gothic novel. Frankenstein is a chilling tale about a scientist’s ambitious desire that turn into a nightmare. Everything in Frankenstein is gothic, the settings, characters, and language. All of these pieces of the novel contribute to its gloomy atmosphere. Frankenstein has all the elements of a gothic novel.
The settings in Frankenstein enhance the novels gloomy mood. The story itself is very chilling but Shelley cleverly depicts dark and haunting settings to accompany the story. When Victor is in his laboratory creating his creature, it is described as a “laboratory perceived in gloom” (50). This description of the lab shows how dark the environment and atmosphere is in this particular scene. When Victor is creating his creature it is very disturbing when it is described that he is using human and animal to assemble his wretch. The gloomy labo...