In the book, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the gothic element of confinement, both physical and psychological, is directly tied to the monster and becomes more prominent when something significant happens related to the monster. Often times, this “confinement” is self-induced, meaning that the characters, though it is primarily demonstrated by Victor Frankenstein, bring physical confinement upon themselves as they chose to isolate themselves from society. This isolation is very destructive to the…
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