Frankenstein Critical Interpretations

Start with the critics

Begin with the mind map Frankenstein: A03 Critics for an overview of critical topics on the page. It brings together branches on Romanticism, the Gothic, science, nature, women and isolation. Choose a branch that relates to what you are studying, then follow the critics and ideas shown there.

The notes created from that mind map offer another way to read the material. Use them alongside the map when you want to follow a point in prose rather than move between branches. You can return to the map to see where that point sits among the other topics.

Compare perspectives and quotations

The Frankenstein Critic Quotes flashcards bring together quotations associated with critics including Percy Shelley, Christopher Small, George Levine and Ellen Moers. After exploring a branch of the mind map, look through the cards for a perspective you can connect to it. The Critical reference mind map offers another place to read critical commentary.

For a focused route, try the Feminism mind map. It covers differences between men and women, women in positions of power, and the exclusion of women in literature and society. Compare its points with the perspectives in the Critics flashcards, which include feminist, racial, political and other approaches.

Explore interpretations in the unit

The Visual interpretations mind map offers a different route through the page, with references to scenes and productions. The Frankenstein wider reading slides bring together further critical comments, including a view of the creature and the world around him.

These resources form the Frankenstein Critical Interpretations section of the Frankenstein unit in Literature. Within this section, the maps can help you organize perspectives, while the flashcards give you quotations to consider alongside them. There are no quizzes listed here. Choose a map and a flashcard deck to explore together.