Some of the "gothic" elements of Frankenstein include paranormal characters, (Frankenstein's creation), themes of cruel death (the death of Frankenstein's mother), and loneliness and isolation of the creation. One particular theme that I noticed and thought was interesting was the theme of isolation and loneliness, particularly abandonment. The theme of abandonment is present throughout the entirety of the novel in some way or another. Frankenstein feels abandoned by the death of his mother, which throws him into a obsession about life and death. This obsession leads to the creation of the "monster." The monster is deemed uncanny and a terrible mistake by Frankenstein the second that he created it, and abandons his "child" per say, trying to avoid it for the majority of the novel. This issue keeps escalating. Frankenstein starts to feel paranoid that his creation is following him and trying to get to him, and when his creation is away from him he&#