Frankenstein and The French Revolution

·         Bankruptcy and huge debt

·         French aid in American Civil War

·         Louis 16^th – taxed the lower class (which was 92% of the total population)

·         Mass discontent led to mass riots and the death of Louis 16^th.

·         Jean-Jacques Rousseau promoted civil liberties.

·         Nationalism came from the French Revolution

·         Rights of Man

·         Class system

·         British Constitution

·         Social Reform

·         Frankenstein came out of unchecked intellectual ambition

·         The French wanted radical change

·         Social, political and religious reforms caused upheaval across Europe

·         Frankenstein is a romantic book caused by disillusionment.