The novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, was selected for inclusion in the global humanities curriculum because it relates to the things we study in this course, such as romanticism, the development of this which makes us humans and philosophers. After studying the Romantic poets such as Shelley, Keats, and Wordsworth, it is evident that Frankenstein was included in the curriculum because it reflects the same ideas of these poets and the Romantic period. An example of romanticism in Frankenstein is how Victor believes he could bring anyone back to life and create immortality. Due to his loneliness, Victor decides to create the monster to keep him company as a friend. After Victor creates the monster and sees how ugly it is, he runs away and the monster wakes up very confused that its creator has run away and alone. At the end of the novel Victor plays with immortality again by bringing back Elizabeth. Another example of romanticism in the book are the detailed descriptions of stormy and cloudy skies; this parallels the emotional confusion on the faces of the villagers who...