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Content & Trigger Warnings for Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (1818)

6 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (1818) contains 6 content warnings : Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Wrongful imprisonment, Body horror, Gore / graphic violence.

The most severe warning is for Body horror (severity 4/5).

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Mental Health & Emotional

3/5Depicted

Young boy murdered by the creature

3/5Depicted

Multiple parent and family member deaths

3/5Depicted

Grief, loss, and abandonment are central themes

Other

2/5Depicted

Character wrongly imprisoned for murder

Phobias & Sensory

4/5Depicted

Reanimation of dead body parts into a creature; grotesque descriptions

Violence & Physical Harm

3/5Depicted

Multiple murders depicted including strangulation