1. Frankenstein Wuthering Heights

2. The Novel
Prose, Poetry, and drama are all forms of literature which allow authors to create imaginary characters and settings that create empathy and offer a meditation on the human condition.
However, in terms of prose, the novel offers the ability to create, develop, and test deep, complex characters, pitting them against other characters and/or obstacles over an extended period of time.
Thus, when reading a novel, character development and conflict are crucial.

3. The Authors
Mary Shelley ( )
Charlotte Bronte ( )

4. Overviews
Frankenstein (1818)
Wuthering Heights (1847)

5. Frankenstein Character Map
Robert Walton 
Margaret Saville
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Henry Clerval Elizabeth Lavenza Ernest Frankenstein William Frankenstein
Frankenstein’s Monster
De Lacey Family

6. Wuthering Heights Character Map

7. Historical Context: Romanticism
A late eighteenth and nineteenth century movement in the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics.
A reaction against rationalism and industrialization.

8. Genre GOTHIC LITERATURE
Reactionary literary movement against romanticism (and also the age of reason).
Elements:
Destruction and self-destruction.
Subversion of natural beauty.
Supernatural elements.
Decay.
Incest.
Other Elements:
SCIENCE FICTION (Frankenstein)
ROMANCE (Wuthering Heights)
PHYSCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
TRAGEDY

9. Themes Frankenstein Wuthering Heights Self-destruction Sin
Nature of Love and Hate
Vengeance
Lack of Empathy
Science, reason, and “progress”
Self-destruction
Sin
Nature of Love and Hate
Vengeance
Lack of Empathy
Generations