The Beatles were one of the most successful and influential rock bands of the 20th century. The group was formed by the "Fab Four": John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). From Liverpool to Global Domination Formed in Liverpool in 1960, they dominated the British and international charts from 1962 to 1970. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity sparked a global phenomenon known as "Beatlemania." As their music grew in sophistication—led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney—the band evolved from pop idols into the embodiment of the 1960s counterculture. They experimented with psychedelia, Indian classical music, and studio techniques that changed the face of the recording industry forever. A Prolific Legacy The Beatles wrote over 200 songs (including 186 original compositions released during their active years). Their catalog includes timeless mast...
Its lasting appeal comes mainly from two factors: the Romantics’ interest in the effects of science on man and the horrific and macabre elements of Gothic tales like the emotional language and the atmosphere of suspense and danger.
Frankenstein is considered the foreshadowing of science fiction because, unlike the other Gothic novels, the author Mary Shelley substitutes science for the supernatural.
Moreover, Frankenstein may be considered as a Faustian dream because the main character, Dr. Frankenstein, is a scientifically updated version of Faust : he wants to overcome man’s limitations and acquire a God-like power over physical matter.
Then, the novel is a Romantic curse because it treats the Romantics’ interest in the effects of science on man and the Frankenstein’s monster is a symbol of the Romantic concern for the isolation of the individual by society.
The story is narrated in the first person by three different omniscient narrators:
- the first part is in the epistolary form and it is narrated by an English explorer, Robert Walton, who, writing to his sister in England, organizes an exploration to the Arctic and, here, he saves the Swiss scientist Dr Frankenstein;
- then, there is Frankenstein’s autobiographical account: Dr. Frankenstein, saved by Robert, narrates the story of his life and experiments;
- within Frankenstein’s narration a report by the monster himself is inserted, which explains the reasons for his “monstruos” and cruel behaviour;
- the story is concluded by Walton again in epistolary form.
At the end of the post you can see a PowerPoint presentation of "Frankenstein" through the link listed:
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