Question

8. In her introduction to Frankenstein, Mary Shelley explains the origin of her idea for the novel. How does Frankenstein fit the Gothic tradition? It takes readers from a work-a-day world to a world of mischief and mystery. It takes readers from a world of reason and science to a world of monsters and terror. It takes readers from a world of logic and practicality to a world of the fantastic and the extraordinary.

Answer 1

Your answer should be It takes readers from a world of reason and science to a world of monsters and terror.

Answer 2

The correct option is B. It takes readers from a world of reason and science to a world of monsters and terror.

Gothic literature was especially popular during Shelley's time (19th century), but also even centuries before.

The Gothic novel tradition began with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764), and typically features dark and often supernatural events and brooding villains. Gothic fiction is usually related to something dark, mysterious, scary, and supernatural.