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1 Frankenstein Preface-Ch 3 Discussion Questions Refer to the text whenever possible!

2 Before we begin, discuss the following: What should a person not be willing to sacrifice to achieve their goals? Is scientific discovery/progress a good thing? What responsibilities do parents have toward their children? Is human nature inherently good?

3 Go through each chapter of our reading. Give the “facts” of what happens. Comprehend the literal before moving to larger meanings. Then, select one section (at least ½ page) and analyze how Shelley uses diction, imagery, and syntax to achieve larger purposes.

4 1. What is the narrative structure and how does it influence the text?

5 2. Describe Walton as a narrator. What is the relationship between he and Victor like?

6 3. Characterize Victor’s relationship with his parents. Describe his upbringing and how it influenced the man he has become.

7 4. Characterize Victor’s relationship with his friends – Elizabeth and Henry. Describe the origins of their friendships and what qualities they posses.

8 5. Describe Victor’s relationship with science and scientific discovery. Given the tenets of Romanticism and the historical period (1818), why does this seem significant?

9 Ch. 4

10 How does he go about creating a human being, and what does he expect as a result of this creation (pp. 57-58)? How long does the task take? How does this task affect Victor?

11 Examine the creation of the Creature (51-56); many critics have claimed that this scene shows a usurping of women’s power? How? Why does he reject the Creature? What does the dream about Elizabeth represent?


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