Literary Techniques Used In Frankenstein By Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley is an esteemed author known for her works in the horror genre. One of her techniques that she uses in her most famous novel Frankenstein, is parallelism. The point of view in which this story is told is first person from the character Victor Frankenstein. She goes into detail about his childhood his family early on in the book, and it is evident that she uses the same diction to describe both his mother, Caroline Beaufort, and his adopted cousin, Elizabeth Lavenza; this reveals to the audience that even after Victor’s mother’s death, she lives on through Elizabeth. He speaks well of his mother, and the way he was brought up. “But Caroline Beaufort possessed a mind of uncommon mould, and her courage rose in her adversity,” In