NLMG and Frankenstein Flashcards
success shall _________ my endeavours (Frank, p19)
crown
What scientific movement of the time does Walton embody?
The Enlightenment
the joy a __________ feels when he embarks in a little boat (Frank, p13)
child
What is the term for the narrative structure that Shelley employs via Walton?
framed narrative
What event of the time is Walton referring to when he talks of discovering a passage near the pole (Frank, p13)
The attempts by Georgian explorers to discover a trading route to the east
What is the name for a narrative told in the form of letters?
epistolary
I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the __________ (Frank, p13)
needle
Shelley uses Walton as Victors double - what is the term for this?
doppelganger
To whom does Walton write his letters?
his sister
The remote setting of the arctic could be considered an element of what genre?
the gothic
What is Tommys recovery centre called?
Kingsfield
Its not very ________-__________ as recovery centres go (NLMG, p214)
well-appointed
What was there a shortage of at the beginning of the 21st century thats linked to NLMG?
organ donors
There arent nearly enough bathrooms and the ones there are, are hard to keep ______ (NLMG, p214)
clean
Aged five, Ishiguro moved to England from which country?
Japan
Being both British and Japanese, may have influenced Ishiguro to explore what theme?
duality
In what year was NLMG published?
2005
In what year was Frankenstein published?
1818
What is the era called in which Frankenstein is set?
The Georgian era
my __________ yearned to be known and loved (Frank, p101)
heart
What political revolution had taken place just prior to the Frankensteins publication?
The French Revolution
Which group did the Romantics, like Shelley, support in the French Revolution?
The exploited and voiceless working classes
How might the monster be seen as an embodiment of the French working classes?
Both were voiceless and seen as other
What are the family called that the monster observes?
The DeLaceys
What does Shelley call the place the monster lives whilst observing the DeLaceys?
a hovel
What moment does the monster describe as the hour and moment of my trial (Frank, p102)
Introducing himself to the DeLaceys
What was Mary Shelleys mother called?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What was the famous book called that Shelleys mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote?
A Vindication of The Rights of Woman
What did the book A Vindication of The Rights of Woman argue for?
Greater gender equality
Shelley explores the dangers of gender inequality in her novel - what might this have been influenced by?
Her proto-feminist mother - who wrote A Vindication of The Rights of Woman.
What is the song called that Kathy listens to and who is it by?
Never Let Me Go by Judy Bridgewater
An__________ made me get the cassette out of my collection box and put it in the player. (NLMG, p70)
impulse
you could see the __________ coming in in big shafts and see all the dust in the air (NLMG, p70)
sun
In what year was Dolly The Sheep cloned?
1996
In an interview, Ishiguro said the novel isnt about science but that he uses sci-fi elements to explore…what?
How love and friendship is impacted by limited time
How might Ishuros focus on those that are seen as other in society be influenced by his work before becoming a writer?
Before being a writer, he worked for a homeless charity, as well as being a social worker.
I lit the dry branch of a tree and danced with_________ around the devoted cottage (Frank, p107)
fury
a fierce wind produced a kind of_________in my spirits (Frank, p106)
insanity
Who says this and when?:
a fierce wind produced a kind of insanity in my spirits (Frank, p106)
The monster as he burns the DeLaceys cottage
What does Tabula Rasa mean?
blank slate
Which character does the idea of Tabula Rasa perhaps link to?
The monster - he is born a blank slate and learns violence and aggression from human beings.
How does Tabula Rasa perhaps link to the monster?
The monster is born and as a blank slate and learns human emotion (both good and bad) from how he is treated.
Who developed the theory of Tabula Rasa?
John Locke
What is the John Milton poem that the monster reads whilst observing The DeLaceys?
Paradise Lost
Which character in Paradise Lost does the monster relate to and why?
Adam who, like the monster, is disregarded by his creator - God.
their forked and destroying __________ (Frank, p107)
tongues
What is being described in this quotation:
their forked and destroying tongues (Frank, p107)
the fire the monster sets that engulfs the DeLaceys cottage
What technique is used here?
their forked and destroying tongues (Frank, p107)
personification
What is the alternative title of Frankenstein?
The Modern Prometheus
What did Prometheus create?
He create mankind/stole fire form the Gods for mankind.
As the night advanced, a fierce ___________ arose from the woods (Frank, p106)
wind
What technique is used here: As the night advanced, a fierce wind arose from the woods (Frank, p106)
pathetic fallacy
What is an example of pathetic fallacy being used when the monster destroys the DeLaceys cottage?
a fierce ___________ arose from the woods (p106)
a fierce wind produced a kind of insanity in my spirits
Shelley wrote Frankenstein whilst she was staying with which key Romantic figures?
Lord Byron and Percy Shelley
How might Lord Byron and Percy Shelley have influenced the novel?
Mary Shelley was staying with them (in Geneva) when she wrote the novel. They were also key figures of the Romantic era.
Which scientist of the 19th century ran an electric current through a corpse to try and understand human biology?
Giovanni Aldini
Which scientist of the 19th century experimented on frogs, believing that animal tissue contained a form of electricity?
Luigi Galvani
What was the secret removal of corpses from burial sites, often for purposes of dissection and experimentation, called?
body snatching
What was body snatching?
The secret removal of corpses from burial sites, often for purposes of dissection and experimentation
How is body snatching relevant to Frankenstein?
It mirrors how Victor assembles the monster from vaults and charnel-houses
In what era is NLMG set?
1990s (the near past)
What is the name given to the human from which the main characters (and specifically Ruth) may have been cloned?
possible
In what part of England do the clones go to search for Ruths possible?
Norfolk
In what specific setting do the clones observe the woman they think might be Ruths possible?
A glass open-plan office
We were once again near a __________ edge (NLMG, p162)
cliff
We spent a few moments just looking out, letting the _________ hit us (NLMG, p162)
wind
What word is used by Ruth, for the first time in the novel, soon after the idea of her possible is dismissed?
clone
Were modelled from________ (NLMG, p164)
trash
Along with the veterans, who does Ruth go to see soon after she has accepted the woman in Norfolk isnt her possible?
Martin - a carer.
What is the correct term for the realisation that Ruth has about her own fate in Norfolk?
anagnorisis
What do the clones call Norfolk - the _______ corner of England?
lost
What symbol represents the invisible barrier between the clones and the true human world?
The floor to ceiling glass of the open plan office
What is the irony of the search for Ruths possible?
It shows that the idea of her, or any of the other clones, having a human identity is actually IMPOSSIBLE.
My place of ______ was constructed of wood (Frank, p82)
refuge
What does the monster describe as both his place of refuge and his asylum? (Frank, p82)
his hovel
I found it an agreeable ______ from the snow and rain (Frank, p82)
asylum
As soon as morning dawned I crept from my _______ (Frank, p83)
kennel
Which setting in Frankenstein adjoins a pig sty and is also described as a kennel? (Frank, p83)
The monsters hovel
it was surrounded on the sides which were exposed by a _________ /__________ (Frank, p83)
pig sty
Which setting in NLMG could you link to the monsters hovel?
The Cottages
the hovel [made] a wretched appearance after the __________ I had beheld in the village (Frank, p82)
palaces
How does the monster describe the villagers that attacked him?
the barbarity of man (Frank, p83)
the cottages were the remains of a ________ that had gone out of business (NLMG, p114)
farm
Whats being described: There were other buildings that were virtually falling down (NLMG, p114)
The cottages in NLMG
There were other buildings that were virtually _________/___________ (NLMG, p114)
falling down
Who is the grumpy old guy who turned up two or three times a week…to look [The Cottages] over? (NLMG, p114)
Keffers
Who is Keffers?
The grumpy old guy that looks after The Cottages
How does Kathy describe Keffers: He didnt like to _____ to us much (NLMG, p114)
talk
Who is Kathy describing here He didnt like to talk to us much (NLMG, p114)
Keffers
A few of us even tried to think of Keffers as a sort of _____, but he was having none of it (NLMG, p115)
guardian
What are the older clones called that have lived in the cottages for a longer period of time?
Veterans
NLMG is not told chronologically - what is the correct term for this?
non-linear
Which guardian believes that the students should be told the truth of their future as organ donors?
Miss Lucy
How is Miss Lucy different to the other guardians at Hailsham?
She believes the students should be told the truth of their future as organ donors.
How many parts is NLMG divided into?
Which guardian leaves Hailsham whilst the students are there?
Miss Lucy
What was Mary Shelleys father called?
William Godwin
What was William Godwins occupation?
philosopher
What literary movement was Mary Shelley a part of?
The Romantic Movement/The Romantics
How did The Romantics believe the world should be experienced and understood?
Through emotion and intuition, rather than via rationality and scientific knowledge.
Where was Shelley staying when she wrote Frankenstein?
In Villa Diodati - near Lake Geneva
In Frankenstein, what might the setting of Geneva have been influenced by?
Shelley was staying near Lake Geneva (with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron) when she wrote the novel
In the late 1990s, what scientific technology was causing major ethical and moral debate?
Stem cell research
Why were stem cells considered to be unethical/immoral by some?
Some people thought it was scientists trying to play God and usurp nature.
Who is Justine?
The young girl that works as a housekeeper for the Frankensteins and is unjustly executed for Williams murder
What is Justines surname?
Moritz
she was dressed in mourning, exquisitely __________? (Frank, p64)
beautiful
Which character does the following describe?
she was dressed in mourning, exquisitely beautiful (Frank, p64)
Justine Moritz
Who is Justine Moritz falsely accused of killing?
William
If their testimony shall not outweigh my supposed guilt, I _________ be condemned (Frank, p65)
must