Concetti Chiave
- Mary Shelley, daughter of philosopher William Godwin, authored Frankenstein, published anonymously in 1818, blending philosophical romance and Gothic tale elements.
- Frankenstein is an early example of science fiction, replacing supernatural elements with scientific themes, and exploring the creation of artificial life.
- The novel uses an innovative narrative technique with a complex frame structure, featuring three non-omniscient narrators: Walton, Frankenstein, and the monster.
- Main characters reflect themes of duality, forbidden knowledge, and social prejudice, with Walton and Frankenstein sharing ambitions to transcend human limits.
- The plot follows scientist Frankenstein creating a monster, leading to chaos and tragedy as the monster seeks revenge for his isolation and lack of companionship.
Mary Shelley
Was the daughter of radical philosopher William Godwin. In 1814 Mary and Shelley fell in love and ran off to Europe. Her best work is Frankenstein, published anonymously in 1818.Frankenstein, or the modern Prometeus is a romantic version of the very ancient dream of the creation of artificial life and can be considered philosophical romance and Gothic tale: it possesses the emotional language and the atmosphere of suspense and danger but it differs from many Gothic novels because it substitutes the supernatural with science. → forerunner of science fiction.
Innovative narrative technique, complex narrative structure, it has a frame.
The main characters are all linked to the theme of the double: Walton and Frankenstein have the same ambition to overcome human limits. Frankenstein and the monster are complementary: they suffered from a sense of isolation. Main Theme: double, forbidden knowledge and social prejudice
F: is told in the 1 person by 3 different non-omniscient narrators:
Walton, who writes to her sister Margaret about how he has saved Frankestein. Frankstein himself tells the story of his experiments. Frankstein's narration a report by the monster himself.
The story is about a scientist named Frankenstein who manages to create a monster by joining parts of different corpses. On a stormy night he manages to get a lot of energy from the lightning and gives life to the creature. After giving it life, he turns out to be disgusted by its monstrosity and abandons it. The monster wants Frankenstein to create a spouse for him, but he refuses having anything to do with it anymore.
So the monster becomes a real criminal, killing most of Frankenstein’s family and compelling him to chase him. So Frankenstein chases the monster till he arrives to the Arctic Circle and is saved by a mariner, Walton. Frankenstein is weak, and almost dying, and spends his last words telling the story to Walton. At the end the monster appears and grieves over the dead body of his creator, then he disappears in the dark.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il tema principale del romanzo "Frankenstein" di Mary Shelley?
- Come è strutturata la narrazione in "Frankenstein"?
- Qual è la relazione tra Frankenstein e il mostro nel romanzo?
Il tema principale del romanzo è il "doppio", la conoscenza proibita e il pregiudizio sociale. I personaggi principali sono legati a questi temi, in particolare attraverso l'ambizione di superare i limiti umani e il senso di isolamento.
La narrazione è innovativa e complessa, con una struttura a cornice. È raccontata in prima persona da tre narratori non onniscienti: Walton, Frankenstein e il mostro stesso, ognuno dei quali offre una prospettiva diversa sulla storia.
Frankenstein e il mostro sono complementari e condividono un senso di isolamento. Dopo aver creato il mostro, Frankenstein è disgustato dalla sua mostruosità e lo abbandona, portando il mostro a diventare un criminale e a cercare vendetta contro il suo creatore.
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