paper 5 romantic literature science vs nature

Name: Vyas Nupur Hiteshbhai.Roll No: 39

Batch year: 2015-2017Subject: Paper-5 The Romantic Literature.

Submitted to Department of English, MKBU , India, Gujarat[ Bhavnagar].Topic: Write a note on science vs nature in

Frankenstein.

Introductory chart on the Author – Mary Shelley

MaryWollstonecraft Shelly

Born 30 August1797-died in 1feb 1851

Her notable works- The last Man, Lodore, The

fortune of Perkin Warbeck

She was novelist, short story writer,

essayist

Synopsis on the novelIt is story of a young student of Natural philosophy and chemistry in the university of Ingolstadt.

He is obsessed by the desire to discover the secret of life. He applied his knowledge of natural philosophy and chemistry through creating monster or creature. It is made of human dead body corpses. The creature is look like human being.

These kind of making creature disastrous for him and his family at the end of the novel.

Science vs Nature

Elements of NatureVictor represents

Nature. Victor

undertakes to create a human

being out of pieces of the

dead.

Elements of Science Monster represents

Science.He is not born by Natural

Birth.He was created by Victor.By adding chemicals into

human dead body parts. Monster creation is

against Natural birth.

Conclusion•Mary Shelley was very much influenced by the Romantic Writer.•Romantic Writer believed in sublime to Nature, Individualism, Imagination etc.• The creation of Monster is against Nature [God].• That’s why Science is defeated by Nature (God).