Frankenstein~Health

"Your father's health is vigorous..." (p.41). Health is one of the themes throughout the work. When a character is described by the narrator, their health is often mentioned. Elizabeth's contraction of scarlet fever is also a big topic in the novel. Health becomes an even bigger topic when Victor's mother contracts the disease from Elizabeth and passes away. The focus on health implies that health was an important issue during the 1700s. Health is something that we all as humans know and deal with on a daily basis. By mentioning health, the reader is able to better connect with the novel. The mentioning of health also dates the book in a sense; the time frame of the book is separated from today's world. For example, scarlet fever is no longer a fatal disease.