Prompt 3. 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 wav. 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.