The Lasting Impressions of Frankenstein Frankenstein has had a lasting impression on audiences since its publication in 1818. This continuing popularity is for many reasons. On the simplest level, Frankenstein is a novel that shows audiences there is a way to defy death, but on a deeper level it reveals many things about human nature and emotion. This is why I feel the novel has persevered through so many years and still enjoys wide popularity. Beginning …showed first 75 words of 1281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1281 total…that shuns him. It offers us insight into his emotions and enables us to see a side of humanity that we do not normally have the opportunity to see. Because Frankenstein has appeal on such different levels, the simple notion of death and the much deeper notion of the power of humanity to affect human emotions and reactions, it has become a renowned novel that has been and will continue to be read for ages.