Key Comparisons in Prose

Question 1

Shelley and Ishiguro:

Answer 1

Just as Shelley writes about something frighteningly possible, Ishiguro does the same.

Shelley: hubris of one man
Ishiguro: hubris of humanity

Both build a gradual revelation = of the clones’ deferrals/fate, and of the Creature’s conduct.

Question 2

Tommy and the Creature:

Answer 2

Both rage, both are outsiders/treated as the ‘other’.

Question 3

Ruth and the Creature:

Answer 3

Both want parents, both hope too much then become angry at that loss of hope, both seek validity.

Question 4

Creature’s childhood and the Clones’ childhood:

Answer 4

Both lack absent parents, but the Clones have each other/are surrounded by people.

Question 5

The isolation in Creature and the Clones:

Answer 5

The Clones have companions, the Creature has none at all.