Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The novel is told in the epistolary form - written in a series of letters. This effectively integrates the reader into the story by allowing them to feel as if they are receiving a personal account of the events of the novel, adding an element of immersion...continue reading...
Use of Structure in Frankenstein
Form, structure and language are the building blocks of any narrative and in Frankenstein Mary Shelley uses all of these with a skill beyond her years...continue reading...
An excerpt from “Framing the Feminine: Using the Epistolary in Frankenstein”
Like the man everyone loved to hate, Victor Frankenstein, Shelley used scraps and snippets of her life experiences to create a whole new being in the form of her novel, Frankenstein. Under her pen, in and of themselves the letters transform into characters. Through them, Shelley renewed the epistolary tradition...continue reading...