Role of Beauty in ‘Frankenstein’

Respond to ONE of the following prompts:

To what extent does the Creature’s development reflect Rousseau’s theory of the development of civilization?

What purpose does beauty serve in Frankenstein and The Sorrows of Young Werther?

Rousseau theorizes that there was a period in the history of human civilization known as“man’s happiest and most enduring age” (62). According to Goethe or Shelley, can humankind return to such a state? Choose one author (Goethe or Shelley) in your response.

Werther and Victor both behave in ways that appear self-destructive. What causes them to behave in this way?

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