frankenstein part 1

HOMEWORK DUE TODAY:

  • Read Frankenstein, Letters 1-4, and chapters 1-8 and complete the Starting Points workbook.

The primary purpose in reading Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is to explore two opposing views of the nature of man. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, takes one position while Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, takes the opposing viewpoint.

class discussion

letters 1-4

PLOT

  • Who is the author of these letters and to whom are they addressed?

  • Where do the letters originate?

  • How do the letters set the framework for the rest of the story?

CHARACTER

  • Who is this person? What role do they play in the story?

  • Robert Walton

  • Margaret Saville

  • The Stranger

  • Daemon

CHAPTERS 1-8

The background and history of Victor Frankenstein

  • Chapter 1: Childhood Memories

  • Chapter 2: The Destructive Spark of an Oak Tree

  • Chapter 3: At the University of Ingolstadt

  • Chapter 4: An Amazing Discovery

  • Chapter 5: It's Alive!

  • Chapter 6: Clerval, A Friend Indeed

  • Chapter 7: Bad News Returns Victor to Geneva

  • Chapter 8: The Trial of Justine

which worldview wins?

HOMEWORK DUE NEXT WEEK:

  • ASAP go take the Class Reflection Survey.

  • Read Frankenstein, Chapters 9- 16 and complete the Starting Points workbook questions.