Frankenstein Flashcards
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Themes of Frankenstein
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– Pursuit of knowledge (light and dark)
- thirst for power
- nature
- secrecy
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Author, genre, and literary movement of Frankenstein?
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Mary Shelley, Gothic novel, Romanticism
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Metonymy of fear
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Presents details designed to evoke horror
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Structure of Frankenstein
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Frame story
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Outer frame
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Walton’s letters and journey, rescuing Frankenstein, Victor a board the ship
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Inner story
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Victor tells his tale, the creature tells his story
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Multiple narrators
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Walton, Victor, the creature
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Multiple settings
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Geneva, Orkney Islands, Ireland
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Connections between Victor Frankenstein and Torvald Helmer
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Create a dependent person, mistakes that lead to destruction of family life, egotistical, image/reputation
