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This quiz relates to AO1, AO2 and AO3.
Victor's desire to learn the meaning of life and death primarily relates to the theme of , while his failure to look after the monster relates to the theme of .
Geographical contrasts are used in the novel as an aspect of its , often evoking feelings of danger and safety, a major example being the contrast of the Arctic Ocean with Robert Walton's home in England. The settings of the Swiss Alps and the Arctic also reveal a major relating to the novel's theme of Nature: nature should be respected for both its great beauty and potential for danger. As the basis of the novel's epistolary form, are another structural element and they also symbolise communication.
There is further use of symbolism, such as Frankenstein's references to the monster as , a symbol of the Creation. Darkness in the novel symbolises the . symbolises fate regarding the three major characters, which is death for both Frankenstein and the monster. Perhaps the major example of symbolism is that of , which is related to ideas of knowledge and discovery. Fire is another symbolic element in Frankenstein. It is associated with when the monster burns itself at a campsite; however, its symbolic meaning is wider regarding the novel as a whole. The of Prometheus is the of the novel's alternative title, Prometheus being the figure who stole from the gods to benefit mankind, but was punished by Zeus.
A symbolic colour in Frankenstein is , the colour of the creature's eye and skin and the colour of the in Victor's nightmare, and later in Chapter 23, which he finds so unnerving. The colour appears to symbolise something mysterious or foreboding.