The Relationship between Natural Settings and Mood Changes in Frankenstein in the Ecological Perspective

• 발행기관: 한국영어독서교육학회
• 저자명: 김태진(Kim, Tae-jin) 우혜숙(Woo, Hye-sook)
• 간행물 정보: 『English Reading and Teaching』Vol.6 No.2, 245~261쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.12.30

영문 초록

The primary purpose of this study is to see the relationship between moods and natural settings that appeared in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, focusing on three characters: Frankenstein, the creature, and Felix. It is commonly found in the novel that the pleasant weather such as sunshines or gentle breeze turned the depressed moods of the characters to pleasant, lively emotions. Not only the nice weather, but also the beauty of nature played significant roles in shifting their feelings. These mood changes by the natural environments seem to be based on the author’s self-experiences of famine and starvation back then under the dramatic weather change after volcanic eruption that happened in Indonesia. Besides, the shift of emotion to the weather has its scientific and ecological ground. According to the research on the weather and physiological responses, serotonin secretion in the Neuro transmitters increases or decreases depending on the degree of exposure to the sunlight. Those living in the southern part of Europe are exposed to more sunlight than those in the northern part of Europe and therefore, they are likely to be more optimistic than those in the Nordic area who have relatively less sunny days. Throughout the text, nature plays significant roles affecting characters feelings. Interestingly, however, the novel shows little relationship between sound and mood: listening to a bird s song did not affect the character s mood. Interestingly, however, the novel shows little correlation between sound and mood: listening to a bird s song did not affect the character s mood.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Emotional changes in characters by the landscape of nature and the weather

Ⅲ. Mood changes to the natural environments and its ecological ground

Ⅳ. Conclusion

키워드

프랑켄슈타인 날씨 감정 메리 쉘리 생태학 Frankenstein weather emotion Mary Shelley ecology