Analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Analysis of a book can be deadly. Especially when it contains tons of subtle little messages and hints that aren't picked up on unless you really analyze the material. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a great example. It is continually analyzed by scholars because of the subtle messages it sends through its themes, one of which needs to be discussed, called Romanticism. Romanticism was about simplifying things as a break from the previous era which was about greatness. Romantics highly valued nature and isolation for salvation and healing. Frankenstein has all of these elements but some are more toned down than others. There are also subtle nods to other works or the Romantic era throughout the book. However, let's start with obvious examples of romance. Romance is very much about the elements and how they affect human beings. At the beginning of the story, Captain Walton finds Victor nearly dead after his ship becomes stuck in a sea of ​​ice, where he says, "...and we saw, extending in every direction, vast and irregular plains of ice, which It seemed to have no end." (12). Ice symbolizes death, pain or illness in romantic novels. This shows that there is no coincidence between Victor's state of being and the environment they are in at the time. This is also one of those subtle nods to previous works Shelley had read. For anyone who has read “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (another romantic work), his ship was also stuck in a sea of ​​ice. This theme of nature directly influencing, showing, and sometimes even predicting things that will happen in the novel is largely Romantic in style. We still use nature as symbols all the time. Fung Shua deals with... middle of paper... sun, heaven and hell, good and evil. The Creature and Victor throughout the story are two perfect characters who mirror each other. Victor is deprived of all his loved ones by the Creature and the Creature loses his loved ones (the farmers). They are also considered evil, but have good intentions in their hearts. Romantic examples flood this novel and make it intriguing to scholars even today because of its uncanny ability to give subtle hints at things that strike at our innermost emotions. Mary Shelley managed to take our sympathy and pour it into the Creature and tell the story in a truly romantic way. Works Cited Almeida, Hermione. "Preface: Romanticism and the Science of Life" Spring 2004. Vol 43 Number 1 page 1-4Rajan, Tilottama. "The Prose of the World: Romanticism" December 2006 Vol 67 Number 4Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein Pearson Education Inc 2007