How does the uncanny function in "Frankenstein" ?
Correct answer: D. The monster's grotesque body is actually made of human parts.
- A. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.
- B. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.
- C. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.
- D. The monster's grotesque body is actually made of human parts.
Explanation
Frankenstein creates uncanniness by making the familiar human body strange: the monster's grotesque form is assembled from human parts. The landscape's strangeness belongs more to the Gothic sublime, while option d identifies the bodily uncanny.
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