Can you please check this paragraph on Frankenstein and the tradition of the Gothic novel. Thank you very much.1)Gothic novels reached their popularity at the end of 18th century. The adjective “Gothic” was first used in architecture and then applied to literature by Horace Walpole, who subtitled his novel “The Castle of Otranto” “A Gothic Story”.2)The first Gothic characteristic of Frankenstein is evident in the presence of grotesque elements as it appears, for example, in the description of the monster. He has a yellow skin, dull,watery eyes, and black lips. 3)Another characteristic of the Gothic novel in Frankenstein is the presence of mystery. In the book Mary Shelley never tells the reader how Frankenstein is (was?) really created. 4) The only thing we know about the monster is that Victor used the limbs of dead bodies to create the body of the monster.5)Another characteristic that is in many Gothic novels is the desolate environment. The story of Frankenstein begins and ends in the arctic ice. In the beginning of the story, Walloon’s ship is surrounded by ice and can’t move.
1. When you use a word as a noun (as you did with "Gothic" in this sentence), you should really put it in italics rather than in quotation marks. The titles and subtitles of the books need to be written in either italics or underline. Now that we are in the age of computers and word processors, it is preferred to use italics. Gothic novels reached their popularity at the end of 18th century. Gothic was first used in architecture and then applied to literature by the author of The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story. 2. The first Gothic characteristic of Frankenstein is evident in the presence of grotesque elements; it appears, for example, in the description of the monster. He has yellow skin, black lips, and dull, watery eyes. 3. Frankenstein "book" is followed by a comma after it. Is that the case? 4. OK 5. delete "that is" (wordy) There is a film called "Frankenweeny." It is important to read carefully and find all the changes that I made.
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