Prompt. A symbol in literature is a word, image, object, event, or person that has greater meaning than its literal definition. Authors use symbols to convey ideas in a subtle way. One symbol used in the novel Frankenstein is fire. When the creature first encounters fire, he says, "How strange, 'I thought, 'that the same cause should produce such opposite effects!" What does fire represent throughout the novel?
Write a five-paragraph essay analyzing fire as a symbol in the novel Frankenstein. The first paragraph should include an attention-getter and your thesis statement. The three body paragraphs should provide specific examples of fire in the novel. The final paragraph should be an overall conclusion with a restatement of the thesis.