The Armament Directorate, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is responsible for cradle-to-grave management of air and ground dominance weapon system programs equipping warfighters with strike weapons to fight and win decisively.
* Discuss the definition and specific traits of Gothic literature. * Examine specific themes typically found in Gothic works. * Discuss important works from this genre, which exemplify its themes and other traits. Discuss Mary Shelley and the society in which she lived. * Read and understand the Preface, letters, and chapters 1-12 of Frankenstein. * Connect the novel with your own personal experiences and/or reactions to its themes. * Determine which features of this novel make it fit the Gothic genre.
In literature, a genre is the category that a work falls under based on different similarities between texts. Some common genres include epics, fairy tales, or ghost stories. But what about the story of Frankenstein? Mary Shelley's novel actually falls under two different genres: Gothic novel and science fiction.