A close reading is an interpretation of an artwork meant to get at the artwork's broader ideas from a close study of its details. For this prompt, offer a short close analysis of a short scene or passage from the film Frankenstien 1931. Comment upon specific aspects of mise - en - scène, cinematography, editing, and/or sound in your response, working from specific details to a broader idea concerning a theme relevant to the artwork. State the main idea out as a thesis at the beginning of the response, and then articulate using detail how you arrived at this main idea.