Summer Reading Assignment: Shelley's Frankenstein
Neshad L. Potts
Ms. Marinell
English
31 July 2012
English 11 Summer Reading Homework
Interpretive
1. The point of view is told in narrative form first by Robert Walton and then switches to Victor Frankenstein. If the book was only told from one character’s point of view I think it would be less confusing.
2. The creatures view on society, justice and injustice is that he feels just will never be served.
3. The main themes in the novel are revenge and justice.
4. The role weather has in maintaining the mood of Frankenstein is it induced a mood appropriate setting.
5. Shelley includes Dr. Darwin’s name in the preface because of the creatures extreme adaptations.
6. The type of families portrayed in the novel were compared, rich/poor.
7. Victor Frankenstein’s personality is naïve, pompous, intelligent and persistent.
8. The creatures personality is sensitive and emotional.
9. The emotions overall in the novel were fear, terror, loneliness, horror, mysterious and unsolved.
10. The symbolism behind Victor Frankenstein’s crime against nature was that he was trying to pay God and human life. Since he’s not God, nature symbolically fights him.
11. Elizabeth played a role of quick marriage in the novel.
Critical
12. The creature’s appearance aroused a disgust by the readers.
13. The elements of a gothic novel in relationship to Frankenstein are he supernatural of bringing someone back from the dead especially the fact it was all different parts of people sewn together and the horrific vivid descriptions of what the monster looks like.
14. Mary Shelley effectively used nature in her novel.
15. Foreshadowing is alluding to the future. You can foretell when someone dies, which appears in the book.
16. The author seems to make you feel pity about the creature and Victor.
17. The significance of the sub-title “The Modern Prometheus” was that it’s almost the same as what Prometheus did when giving human fire. Well now Victor has brought life.
Personal
Ms. Marinell
English
31 July 2012
English 11 Summer Reading Homework
Interpretive
1. The point of view is told in narrative form first by Robert Walton and then switches to Victor Frankenstein. If the book was only told from one character’s point of view I think it would be less confusing.
2. The creatures view on society, justice and injustice is that he feels just will never be served.
3. The main themes in the novel are revenge and justice.
4. The role weather has in maintaining the mood of Frankenstein is it induced a mood appropriate setting.
5. Shelley includes Dr. Darwin’s name in the preface because of the creatures extreme adaptations.
6. The type of families portrayed in the novel were compared, rich/poor.
7. Victor Frankenstein’s personality is naïve, pompous, intelligent and persistent.
8. The creatures personality is sensitive and emotional.
9. The emotions overall in the novel were fear, terror, loneliness, horror, mysterious and unsolved.
10. The symbolism behind Victor Frankenstein’s crime against nature was that he was trying to pay God and human life. Since he’s not God, nature symbolically fights him.
11. Elizabeth played a role of quick marriage in the novel.
Critical
12. The creature’s appearance aroused a disgust by the readers.
13. The elements of a gothic novel in relationship to Frankenstein are he supernatural of bringing someone back from the dead especially the fact it was all different parts of people sewn together and the horrific vivid descriptions of what the monster looks like.
14. Mary Shelley effectively used nature in her novel.
15. Foreshadowing is alluding to the future. You can foretell when someone dies, which appears in the book.
16. The author seems to make you feel pity about the creature and Victor.
17. The significance of the sub-title “The Modern Prometheus” was that it’s almost the same as what Prometheus did when giving human fire. Well now Victor has brought life.
Personal