Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is representative of the gothic genre, and has influenced film and literature, particularly the television program ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. The novel’s genre can be determined through the identification of gothic conventions and characteristics within the novel such as sinister settings, fascination with the unconscious and abnormal psychology and the atmosphere of fear and horror. These characteristics can also be found in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, thus proving the novels …showed first 75 words of 1270 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1270 total…Therefore, it is obvious that Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ is representative of the gothic genre as it contains conventions of gothic literature, and possesses gothic characteristics. The novel has indeed influenced literature and film, in particular the episode ‘Some Assembly Required’ in the television program, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. By way of themes, stereotypical characters and similar plot as well as the presence of gothic characteristics the influence the novel has had is easily observed.