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
At Justines trial, who speaks on behalf of her character?
Elizabeth
What word (beginning with p) links Justine Moritz in Frankenstein and the clones in NLMG?
passive/passivity
In terms of the social and political context of Frankenstein, which group might Justine represent?
The voiceless, disempowered working class
Which character in Frankenstein says:
My own agitation and anguish was extreme during the whole trial (Frank, p66)
Victor
Does Victor speak on behalf of Justine at her trial?
No (only Elizabeth does)
How is Justine described by Victor - a __________ sufferer
saintly
What key word (beginning with h) might we use to describe Victor?
hubristic
What does hubristic mean?
arrogant or excessively proud
What is the term for a character that is arrogant or excessively proud?
hubristic
How does Victors mother die?
She catches scarlet fever from Elizabeth.
What is the name of Victors mother?
Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
Who is Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein?
Victors mother
Where does Victor attend university?
Ingolstadt
What might the industrial setting of Ingolstadt represent?
The corruption of The Industrial Revolution - the Romantics were against this, believing it would cause people to move away from nature
What were the three different revolutions of the time that potentially shaped Frankenstein?
The Scientific Revolution (The Enlightenment)
The French Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Which character in Frankenstein says success shall crown my endeavours? (Frank, p19)
Robert Walton
What does doppelganger mean?
double
How could you link The Cottages in NLMG to the monsters hovel in Frankenstein?
Theyre both described to be animalistic settings, which show how the created beings are forced to the margins of human society.
Kathy describes Ruths recovery centre as:
like entering a hall of________ (NLMG, p17)
mirrors
What is being described here?
it was like entering a hall of mirrors (NLMG, p17)
Ruths recovery centre
You could see lots of aerials and satellite dishes and , sometimes, right over in the distance, a glistening line that was the___________ (NLMG, p17)
sea
Where is Ruths recovery centre?
Dover
Kathy describes Ruths recovery centre as the modern one with the __________/___________ walls (NLMG, p17)
white tiled
What is the term for something that helps creates the appearance of reality, e.g. the use of real place names in NLMG.
verisimilitude
What is verisimilitude?
Details that help create the appearance of reality, e.g. the real places names (Norfolk/Dover etc) or the reference to real items like the walkman
How does Victor explain not speaking up on behalf of Justine?
such a declaration would have been considered as the ravings of a madman (Frank, p64)
What is the term for where one text refers to another, e.g. Frankenstein referring to Miltons poem Paradise Lost?
Intertextuality
What is intertextuality?
The term for where one text refers to another, e.g. Frankenstein referring to Miltons poem Paradise Lost?
we didnt do any big farewell _________ that day (NLMG, p279)
number
the __________ was already setting behind the buildings (NLMG, p279)
sun
What part of NLMG does this describe?
the sun was already setting behind the buildings (NLMG, p279)
The setting as Tommy and Kathy say their final goodbye
Which character in NLMG says this and what is being described?
Thats what I used to imagine, every time. Splash, splash splash (NLMG, p280)
Tommy - he recounts a story of scoring a goal to Kathy as they prepare to say their final goodbye
How does Kathy respond to Tommys attempts at intimacy when they say their final goodbye?
You crazy kid, Tommy - she is unable to express her emotions or make sense of how she should respond.
In NLMG, Tommy recounts the story of scoring a goal (NLMG, p280) as he and Kathy say goodbye. Ishiguro does this to present him as…?
child-like and emotionally stunted
During Kathy and Tommys final goodbye, which quotation shows how she has been conditioned to see displays of emotion as artificial and unnecessary?
we didnt do any big farewell number that day (NLMG, p279)
What is Tommy describing when he says all this time, I never told a single soul (NLMG, p280)
How, when playing football at Hailsham and scoring a goal, he used to imagine splashing through water.
How might you connect Justine and Tommy as characters?
They are perhaps the most vulnerable individuals in the two novels.
What technique is used in the quotation it was like entering a hall of mirrors? (NLMG, p17)
simile
What quotation suggests that Ruths recovery centre is a place where identity and truth becomes distorted?
it was like entering a hall of mirrors (NLMG, p17)
Which Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem does Robert Walton refer to to in Frankenstein?
The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - this is quoted by Robert Walton when his shipped is trapped in the ice.
How is The Rime of The Ancient Mariner relevant to the characters of Frankenstein?
The poem recounts the story of a mariner who disrespects nature, like Walton. The mariner kills an albatross and his ship is then cursed as a punishment. The notion of defying the law of the natural world could also link to Victor who, like the mariner, tries to usurp nature and is punished.
Who says I shall kill no albatross (Frank, p18) and what is being referred to?
Rober Walton; he is referring to the Coleridege poem The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. Walton suggests that, unlike the poems narrator, he will not disrespect, which really proves to be untrue.
When was Rime of the Ancient Mariner written?
1798
Who wrote “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Who says:
Im going to have to stop you. I cant listen to you any more and keep silent. (NLMG, p79)
Miss Lucy
Why does Miss Lucy say I cant listen to you any more and keep silent.” (NLMG, p79)
She feels that the clones have been kept ignorant as to their real future as organ donors.
What does Miss Lucy mean when she says youve been told and not told (NLMG, p79)
That the clones have not been properly educated about their future lives as organ donors.
None of you will go to America, none of you will be __________/__________. (NLMG, p80)
film stars
Lets just go out there. Then maybe the _______ will come out too.” (NLMG, p80)
sun
Who says this and when?
Lets just go out there. Then maybe the sun will come out too.” (NLMG, p80)
Miss Lucy, after she has told the students at Hailsham that they cant be film stars and will instead become organ donors.
What is physiognomy?
A pseudo science (sham science) popular at the start of the 19th century which claimed that a persons morality could be judged by the features of their face.
What was the name of the pseudo science popular at the start of the 19th century which claimed a persons morality could be judged by the features of their face?
Physiognomy
How does Physiognomy link to characters in Frankenstein?
The monsters deformed appearance is seen as a representation of his inner evil, whereas Elizabeth beauty is perceived as being symbolic of her goodness.
How might we describe Physiognomy?
pseudo science
What does pseudo science mean?
sham (fake) science
How might Mary Shelleys own complex parent/child relationships have influenced the novel?
Before Shelleys birth, her parents had hoped for a boy, an early parental rejection. Mary Shelleys first child, born in 1815, died at the age of a few weeks, and four days later she dreamt that she had revived it.
When did Clara, Mary Shelleys first child, die?
1815 - Clara was only a few weeks old
What did one reviewer say about Frankenstein, reflecting how it was very much a product of its 19th century context?
[it has] an air of reality attached to it, by being connected with the favourite projects and passions of the time
What was The Murder Act of 1752?
A law passed in 1752 that meant those found guilty of murder would be hanged and their bodies given over to scientific dissection.
What was the name of the law passed in 1752 that meant those found guilty of murder would be hanged and their bodies given over to scientific dissection?
The Murder Act
What was the political text called that Willliam Godwin wrote?
An Enquiry concerning Political Justice
Who wrote An Enquiry concerning Political Justice?
William Godwin
What did William Godwins book, An Enquiry concerning Political Justice argue?
He proposes a society in which human beings use their reason to decide the best course of action rather than the interference of government.
But now in that gallery, the woman was too _________, much ___________ than wed ever really wanted. (NLMG, p161)
close/closer
What part of NLMG is being described here?
But now in that gallery, the woman was too close, much closer than wed ever really wanted. (NLMG, p161)
The clones attempts to find Ruths possible. Doing this means they end up too close to the harsh reality that they wont ever find their possible or have a proper human identity.
What year did the first known blood transfusion take place?
What scientific first took place in 1818 (the same year Frankenstein was published)?
The first known blood transfusion
In NLMG, what does the word completed mean?
died
In NLMG, what is the euphemistic word used for someone that has died?
completed
The ______ its just sitting there stranded in the marshes (NLMG, p212)
boat
The boat its just sitting there ________ in the marshes (NLMG, p212)
stranded
you could see here and there ______ dead trunks pointing out of the soil (NLMG, p220)
ghostly
What part of NLMG is being described here?
you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks pointing out of the soil (NLMG, p220)
The area surrounding the beached boat
And beyond the dead trunks…was the boat, sitting beached in the marshes under the _______ sun (NLMG, p220)
weak
Whats part of NLMG is being described here?
I could see now its paint was cracking and how the timber frames of the little cabin were crumbling away (NLMG, p220)
The beached boat
Its really nice. But I think I want to go back now. This _________s quite chilly (NLMG, p223)
wind
When does Ruth say:
I think I want to go back now. This winds quite chilly (NLMG, p223)
After seeing the beached boat
Who and what from NLMG is being described here?
her breathing was getting quite laboured (NLMG, p219)
Its only bending down like that. Im sometimes not so clever at it (NLMG, p219)
Ruth and Tommy, now both donors, struggle across the uneven land as they go to see the beached, decaying boat.
Tommy got out and disappeared into the __________ (NLMG, p268)
blackness
List three key quotations related to the boat in NLMG.
- I think I want to go back now. This winds quite chilly
- its paint was cracking and the timber frames of the little cabin were crumbling away
- beyond the dead trunks…was the boat, sitting beached in the marshes under the weak sun
- ghostly dead trunks pointing out of the soil
What part of NLMG is being described here:
Tommy got out and disappeared into the blackness (NLMG, p268)
Tommys final tantrum
when I tried to go towards the screams, I was stopped by an ___________ thicket (NLMG, p268)
impenetrable
When does Kathy say she was stopped by an impenetrable thicket as well as commenting on how the mud sucked my feet down (NLMG, p268/269)
When she tries to comfort Tommy during his emotional outburst - this occurs after he and Kathy are told there are no deferrals.
What is the missing word in these two quotations? (NLMG, p269)
the _________ here was really powerful
the ______ kept blowing and blowing at us
Wind. This occurs during Tommys emotional outburst after he and Kathy are told there are no deferrals.
I caught a glimpse of his face in the __________ (NLMG, p269)
moonlight
its __________ ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes (Frank, p77)
unearthly
Who is described as possessing an unearthly ugliness? (Frank, p77)
The monster by Victor (when they are first reunited)
Begone, vile __________! (Frank, p77)
insect
I ought to be thy ___________, but I am rather the fallen angel
(Frank, p77)
Adam
Who says: I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
The monster to Victor when they are first reunited
What is the monster referencing when he says
I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
The story of Paradise Lost (which he read whilst observing the DeLaceys)
Name three inhuman insults that Victor calls the monster when they are first reunited (Chapt 10):
vile insect
wretch
Devil
Demon
Fiend
Who is labelled all of the following: vile insect/wretch/devil/demon/fiend
The monster (by Victor)
she spun round like Id __________ something at her (NLMG, p243)
thrown
In NLMG, who is described to have:
spun round like Id thrown something at her (NLMG, p243)
Madame - when Kathy and Tommy introduce themselves to her.
What technique is used here:
she spun round like Id thrown something at her (NLMG, p243)
Simile. This describes Madames reaction when Kathy and Tommy introduce themselves to her.
you could see her stiffen - as if a pair of large _________ was set to crawl towards her (NLMG, p243)
spiders
Her eyes were as cold, and her face maybe even more __________than I remembered (NLMG, p243)
severe
Who is being described here:
Her eyes were as cold, and her face maybe even more severe than I remembered (NLMG, p243)
Madame
Who says this:
None of you will go to America, none of you will be film stars. And none of you will be working in supermarkets (NLMG, p79)
Miss Lucy
How might you connect Victor being reunited with the monster and Madame/Miss Emily being reunited with Kathy and Tommy?
In both novels, the created beings are essentially dismissed by their creators, albeit Victor is more aggressive than Madame/Miss Emily.
Miss Emily tells Kathy and Tommy that by attending Hailsham they were actually lucky __________? (NLMG, p261)
pawns
What technique is used in the phrase lucky pawns (NLMG, p261)
oxymoron
Shes always been afraid of us. In the way people are afraid of _________ (NLMG, p263)
spiders
Who says this and about whom:
Shes always been afraid of us. In the way people are afraid of spiders (NLMG, p263)
Kathy says this about Madame
Ishiguro twice suggests that Madame, the co-founder of Hailsham, actually sees the clones as being other and like…what? (NLMG, p243/p263)
spiders
proceed over the _______ yet obedient element (Frank, p19)
untamed
Which character talks of wanting to proceed over the untamed yet obedient element (Frank, p19)
Walton - referring to his desire to conquer the arctic (and nature more broadly)
dull __________ eye (Frank, p45)
yellow
Which character is describing as having a dull yellow eye and yellow skin? (Frank, p45)
The monster, as he is animated by Victor.
What word (beginning with c) does Victor call the monster when he is first animated?
catastrophe (Frank, p45)
What does pathos mean?
To evoke feelings of pity or sadness
What is the correct term for something that evokes feelings of pity or sadness?
pathos
Where does the reunion between Victor and the monster take place?
The summit of Montanvert
What is the significance of Montanvert?
It is where Victor and the monster are first reunited
What technique is used here:
I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
oxymoron
When Victor and the monster are reunited how is there a contrast in their language?
The monster is presented as eloquent and reasoned, whereas Victor seems to do little more than splutter insults and threats.
When the monster is animated, what colour does Victor repeatedly link to him?
Yellow: dull yellow eye/yellow skin (p45)
Kathy, your bemusement is perfectly reasonable. But you must try and see it __________. (NLMG, p257)
historically
by the time they came to consider just how you were __________, well by then it was too late (NLMG, p257)
reared
how can you ask such a world to put away that cure, to go back to the ___________ days (NLMG, p257)
dark
for a long time you were kept in the _________ (NLMG, p258)
shadows
What is the Morningdale Scandal? (NLMG, p258)
A scandal created when the scientist James Morningdale trying to create a superior species of being. This was closed down, but it made the public wary of the clone programme and the clones in general.
In NLMG, what is the name of the scandal where a scientist tried to create a superior species of being?
The Morningdale Scandal
Which character in NLMG admits There were times [at Hailsham] Id look down at you all from my study window and Id feel such revulsion (NLMG, p264)
Miss Emily
There were times [at Hailsham] Id look down at you all from my study window and Id feel such __________ (NLMG, p264)
revulsion
How does a change in weather proceed Victor and the monsters reunion?
A storm gathers: The rain was pouring in torrents, and thick mists hid the summits of the mountains (Frank, p75)
Before Victor and the monster are reunited a storm gathers. What technique is used here by Shelley and why?
Pathetic fallacy. By creating the monster, Victor has tried to usurp nature which now reacts angrily.
What are Victors last words to Walton:
seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition (Frank, p166)
seek happiness in tranquility and avoid __________ (Frank, p166)
ambition
Who says: seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition (Frank, p166)
These are Victors final words to Walton.
How might we consider the character of Justine to be ironically named?
Justine means righteous or fair, yet her fate is neither of these things.
my workshop of ________ creation (Frank, p43)
filthy
How does Victor describe his laboratory?
my workshop of filthy creation (Frank, p43)
When Kathy and Tommy visit Madame and Miss Emily, they find her selling what precious object?
Her bedside cabinet
How does Miss Emily describe the bedside cabinet she has to sell?
a beautiful object/a wonderful object
When Kathy and Tommy visit Madame and Miss Emily, they find her selling a precious bedside cabinet. She says she has had it since the days of…?
Hailsham
Miss Emily having to sell her precious bedside cabinet (that she has had since Hailsham) might symbolise what?
Her giving up the precious ideals of Hailsham
theres no real sense of _________ and __________ (NLMG, p214)
peace/quiet
you can always hear traffic on the big roads beyond the __________ (NLMG, p214)
fencing
What setting is being described here?
you can always hear traffic on the big roads beyond the fencing (NLMG, p214)
Kingfield
a rectangle of overgrown weeds and thistles held in by wire mesh _____________ (NLMG, p274)
fences
What setting is being described here?
a rectangle of overgrown weeds and thistles held in by wire mesh fences ((NLMG, p274)
Kingsfield
Who gives Tommy and Kathy Madames address, so they can go and find out about a deferral?
Ruth
Who is Marie-Claude?
Marie-Claude is Madames real name
When Kathy and Tommy seek out Madame, they also find Miss Emily - how has her physical condition altered?
She is now in a wheelchair
Who and what is being referred to here?
we considered her view and concluded she was mistaken (NLMG, p262)
Miss Emily refers to Miss Lucys view that students had to be made more aware (p262)- an opinion Miss Emily and Madame rejected.
What did William Godwin do when Mary began a relationship with Percy Shelley (who was then already a married man) ?
He disowned Mary, refusing to see her until she and Percy were later married in 1816.
What is the The Georgian Era?
It is name of the time period during which Frankenstein was published.
What was John Locke and what did he theorise?
An English philosopher who developed the theory of Tabula Rasa (blank slate) suggesting we are all born in a state of innocence.
Who wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost?
John Milton
Who was Luigi Galvani and what did he theorise?
An Italian scientist who suggested (incorrectly) that animal tissue contained a form of electricity.
When is the word clone first used in NLMG?
After the failed search for Ruths possible.
Who was William Godwin?
Mary Shelleys father, a radical thinker and philosopher.
What is the significance of Ingolstadt?
It is the city where Victor attends university and an urban environment that represents the corruption of The Industrial Revolution - which was starting when Frankenstein was published.
I am resigned to the _______ awaiting me (Frank, p68)
fate
Who say: I am resigned to the fate awaiting me (Frank, p68)
Justine (during her trial)
Who says I suffered living torture?
Victor during Justines trial (Frank, p63)
It was on a _________ night of November
dreary (Frank, p45)
What occurs on a dreary night of November (Frank, p45)
Victor animates the monster
What does epistolary mean?
A narrative told via letters
What does doppelgänger mean?
Double
Where do Victors family come from?
Geneva
What is Kathys surname?
She doesnt have one, nor do any of the clones. She is simply referred to as Kathy H, which is perhaps done to show how the clones are deprived of a proper human identity.
In Frankenstein, who is labelled a catastrophe? (p45)
The monster by Victor - this is from when he first animates him.
