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Chapter 5 of Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, stood apart from the chapters before it. This chapter stands out to me because up until this point we are gaining a greater understanding of who the main character is. What is it that they are interested in? What is their personality type? How are they feeling when creating the monster? A particularly prominent example of Gothicism reveals itself as the chapter opens and the scene and mood is described. The words “dreary”, “anxiety”, and “agony” are used in the first two sentences introducing the scene to the audience. Gothicism is describing strange and/or frightening events that take place in mysterious places and that is very prominent in this reading. “It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out” As we read this information we can visualize the dark setting that this mysteriousness was taking place in. The candle is a small form of light but slowly dying to set the anticipating mood of the scene. The fact that all the monster’s limbs were hand picked and described as beautiful, almost as if it is a gruesome work of art. The mentioning of yellow ill appearing skin and black hair sets a picture in the readers’ mind that this is not a natural creation of life but a creation of death. The author speaks of depriving themselves of rest and health to put all effort and energy into the creation of the monster. This speaks to us regarding the creator's current state and the outcome of what he is making with such little natural energy in his life. This is a beautiful example of Gothicism when the mood and setting are described to the reader. We ourselves can capture this beauty with the dark and mysterious details given.

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