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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

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