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    Significance of setting in Frankenstein. Setting plays a pivotal role throughout the novel, creating feelings of loneliness and despair. Shelley strengthens the theme of isolation by setting the conclusion of her novel in the Arctic wasteland, a place of hostile and desolate environment.

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    Mary Shelleys Frankenstein uses setting to explore the battle between science and nature. The Arctic setting that begins and ends the novel reflects the inner desolation both Victor and the monster feel. The monster has known only rejection and brutality. His once loving heart has turned to ice.

    One may also ask, why is Ingolstadt important in Frankenstein? Ingolstadt serves as one of the primary settings of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein. It is the city in which Victor first experiences life away from his family, and the city in which he endows the Creature with life.

    Similarly one may ask, what role does setting play in the creatures frame?

    The setting in any form of literature can help set the mood or tone, place a story in context of the surroundings, provide foreshadowing, or add a sense of irony.

    How does the country setting function in Frankenstein as a whole?

    Mary Shelley used the arctic as the setting for where the monster fled after being created by Victor to indicate the maturation process of the monster and to give a deeper insight into his character. He was tortured by the reactions of the villagers and the seasonal process that nature goes through.

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