Themes (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Scientific ambition, human relationships, consequences of playing God

Source of comfort & powerful force that punishes violations

Romantic movement (response to Industrial Revolution)

Nature vs nurture (innocent start, society transforms him)

Victor had loving family; Monster completely alone, no guidance

Create moral, well-adjusted members of society

Self-imposed (due to scientific obsession)

Forced upon him (society rejects based on appearance)

Creates vicious cycle; destroys both & their loved ones

Romantic love, family love, universal need for connection

Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment period

Scientific hubris - mastering nature without consequences

Denied agency & voice; defined by relationships to men