The Significance of the Confrontation with the Monstrous and of the Way the Monstrous Is Embodied in Frankenstein

3 Unit English - Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
"One productive way of thinking about the Gothic genre is in terms of the way it stages a confrontation with the elements of the monstrous within our ordinary social experience. What, in your opinion, is the significance of this confrontation with the monstrous and of the way the monstrous is embodied in Frankenstein?"
In Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, there are many confrontations with the elements of the monstrous. Monstrosity is a theme that pervades the entire novel, as the hideous 'Monster' lies at the heart of it. …