Frankenstein(1-5 Chapters)

I think the author, Mary Shelley, was influenced by the literary movement in 19th century. She used romanticism in her novel "Frankenstein". One of the obvious symbols is that she used her imagination to let a crazy scientist created a monster with animal bodies which was not realistic in real world. Instead of just describing the creature, Mary Shelley also focused on the details about how this monster was created. As she said, this monster was activated by electrics which are quite imaginative because electrics were treated new at that period. In the other hand, I can also feel her writing is a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. However, Mary Shelley was not only criticizing the spirit of Industrial revolution but also satirizing those scientists. She described the protagonist “Victor” as a crazy scientist neglected everything included family, friends, studies, and social life and became increasingly pale, lonely, and obsessed. She also gave the main character a sarcastic name which was sound like victory, though we, as readers, all knew the monster Victor created was a failure.  After reading the first five chapters of “Frankenstein”, I feel like the author, Mary Shelley, is a woman with full of imagination. Also she uses sarcasm and irony in her story.