Transcript NOMINAL THEME

Frankenstein: Good and Evil in Literature
Over-arching/Essential Questions: What moral obligation does science have to Society?
What factor(s) contribute to the development of an individual? How is theme a driving force in a story or actions of a character?
How do I annotate a piece of text? How does background knowledge help us interpret and understand literary text?
How can an understanding of the psychology of literary characters help us gain a better understanding of humans?
Letters
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Ch. XXIV
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Sorting/Comprehension Questions
What is happening here? Who are the characters? What do we know about them? How do we know?
Significance
What moments strike you as most significant to the text? Explain why those moments are significant.
Interpretation of Text: WriteAbouts
Robert Walton can
be described as
Victor
Frankenstein’s
counterpart or
double. What are
the main character
traits that make
them similar?
What makes them
different?
At several
points,
Frankenstein
refers to fate as
having been
instrumental in
shaping his life.
Why do you
think he
interprets his
life this way?
The relationship
between Victor
and the
creature can be
likened to that
of God and
Adam. What
moral obligation
does Victor
have to the
creature?
Among several
antitheses, or
opposites, in the novel
are emotion and
reason. Sometimes
two conflicting
responses are at war
within a character.
What are some
examples of this
reaction in the novel?
What do you think
is the significance
of Victor’s dream
about Elizabeth?
What future events
might it
foreshadow? How
might it connect to
what has happened
to Justine?
The Creature’s
education teaches him
that society values a
person’s lineage and
wealth more than his
or her
accomplishments or
behavior. What effect
does this realization
have on him?
Victor must decide
whether or not to
crate a partner for
the Creature after
he hears the
Creature’s story. If
you were in
Victor’s position,
what decision
would you make
and why?
If the Creature
blamed Victor for
his circumstances
and wanted to
punish Victor for
them, why would
the Creature not
kill Victor instead of
those around him?
Although the Creature
is hideously deformed
and not of the same
nature as humans, he
is in many ways more
“human” than those
around him. How
would you define
what it means to be
human and how does
the Creature
epitomize it?
Analysis of Text: Inquiry Questions & WriteLikes
Frankenstein is
written in an
epistolary form.
How effective is
this in story
telling? How do
you think this
will impact
Walton’s
character?
Think about the
Creature’s personal
qualities and then think
about his appearance.
What is the difference
between his interior and
exterior selves? What is
ironic about other
people’s perception of
the Creature?
A Foil is a
character who
presents a contrast
with the main
character. How is
the Creature a foil
to Victor?
What is Victor’s mood
after he has destroyed his
newest creation and the
Creature has seen what
has been done?
Retrospective Assignment: Culminating Project
Create a persuasive essay arguing the influence of “nature vs. nurture” on the development of an individual and how it connects with the theme of Good vs. Evil.
.
Nature is prominent
throughout the
story, almost being
an additional
character. How is it
symbolic of a
theme seen in the
novel?