Gothic themes in Frankenstein

One of the most gripping fears many people have is being alone in such a vast world. Frankenstein's monster personifies this phobia as being someone too ugly for anyone to love. We can view this fear being manifested as a very Gothic-style tragedy. Was it his fault for lashing out in several violent ways, and destroying the life of his creator? Or were his surroundings and hard situations to blame. After thinking about it for sometime, I figured since violence and anger was all he knew during his life it can be justified.

The only moment of goodness experienced was when the monster hides inside the walls of a family cottage, watches, and listens in on their conversations, they still threw him out when he was ready to play nice. The monster was capable of hope and offering second chances, but as soon as he tried he was shot down. The cruel twist in this moment lead to even more death and destruction than before. I believe the writer uses this Gothic sad twist as a way of justifying the monster's actions.

Most novels have some sort of character development and satisfying endings. In the realm of Gothic novels it is common for endings to be sad and dramatic. The tale of sadness usually begins with a mistake or wrongdoing that brings much misfortune as time progresses. Dr. Frankenstein decided to re-animate a dead body and flee as soon as he realized his mistake. This poor decision haunted him and literally followed for the rest of the book. Near the end of the book the monster offers one last opportunity for Frankenstein to redeem himself, but sadly, the doctor fails and gives up. This last effort to save his life and everyone dear to him blows up in his face. The author uses this to illustrate how immature and reckless the doctor was being. Another moment of hope dashed by the Gothic storytelling twist. I thoroughly enjoyed this book no matter how sad the ending might have been.