Topics:Death, Earth, Debbie DownerPages: 2 (499 words)Published: October 24, 2014
Major Works Data Sheet
In this column, choose five quotations from the text, one focusing on each of the following literary elements: In this column, analyze the significance of your quotations. Allow the following questions to guide your responses: Why is this important? What does this reveal? Why does the author say it this way? What is the tone/mood of this passage? Theme
'Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition.'
-Victor Frankenstein
This is part of the theme of the book, sometimes too much knowledge is a bad thing, like the death of Victors family members. He did not think through the consequences of creating such a creature and therefore it led to the death of his family. He now wishes that he had been happy and thankful for the life that he was living instead of attempting to alter it, because then maybe his family would still be alive. Characterization
'William, Justine, and Henry - they all died by my hands.'
-Victor Frankenstein
This quote is an expression of the sorrow and the guilt that Victor feels for being the reason his family died. Because of the death of his family he has a very Debbie Downer outlook on life and does not end up making the monstrous creature his companion. Setting
“When I looked around I saw and heard of none like me. Was I, the, a monster, a blot upon the earth from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?” - The monster, Chapter 13, page 105
The creature realizes what a monster he is, because everyone he encounters runs from him in terror. He is lonely on this Earth and wants Victor to make him a companion in female form. Symbolism
“What was I? Of my creation and creator I was absolutely ignorant, but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, and no kind of property. I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome…was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned. “ -The creature, chapter 13
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Completed Major Works Data Sheet Frankenstein
Read a novel of your choosing from the AP list (attached). Complete a Major Works Data Sheet on the novel. By Mary Shelley (89, 00, 03, 06, 08) G. Major Works Data Sheet. And presents a major flaw in Frankenstein¶s thoughts. Major Works Data Sheet Name Characters (All Major ones and.
Topics:Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, William GodwinPages: 6 (1119 words)Published: March 20, 2014
Major Works Data Sheet Frankenstein Completed
Title of Work: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
Date of Publication: January 1, 1818
Genre: Gothic
Biographical information about the author:
Born as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin to William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft on August 30, 1789, Mary was the only child of her father and mother. Hardly more than a week after having Mary, Wollstonecraft died, leaving William to raise Mary and her half-sister, Fanny, whom William chose to adopt. When Mary was four, her father remarried but resentment was obvious between Mary and her stepmother. Later, following the suicides of both Mary’s older sister and Percy’s wife, the couple wedded. Mary sank into depression following the death of three of her children and tolerating an unfaithful husband; Mary would never be entirely relieved of this depression. Historical background:
Europe in the early 1800’s was not ideal, but it was evolving. Upper class men held the power in many governments, including England’s, while women were considered to be of a much lower social standing. Women held few rights and had few choices in life. Most of them just served the men in their lives including fathers, brothers, and husbands. Society as a whole in Europe suffered from famine and typhus disease in the early 1800’s.
Characteristics of the Genre:
Gothicism: Gothicism focuses on historical, exotic, and remote settings. Also, violent plots are very common in Gothic literature. Plot - Structure Analysis: Consider the causal relationships, settings, and point of views. You may use the traditional Freytag’s triangle as a starting point (exposition, inciting force, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement). Then decide how the draw a graphic representation of the structure and its impact on other literary elements.
Describe the author’s style:
Mary Shelley sticks to the Gothic Romanticism outline that was popular during this time by making a lot of her novel revolve around nature. Her style however, changes depending on who is narrating her novel. Whenever Victor, Captain Walton, or any human, education character of the book is talking, their speech is rather flowery and shows that they have been educated in the ways of the world. An example that demonstrates the style:
The majority of Victor narrating the novel is a lot of his thought process. Sure, he does talk, and interact some, however, there are some chapters in the book( such as chapter 4, 5, and 9) that are mostly just Victor’s thoughts and feelings. And these chapters aren’t simply syntax either, nor are they boringly depicted, rather they are filled with complex syntax and many descriptive words.
Memorable Quotes
Quote
Significance
1. 'William, Justine, and Henry - they all died by my hands.' -Victor Frankenstein
2. 'Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition.'
-Victor Frankenstein
3. 'The die is cast; I have consented to return if we are not destroyed. Thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; I come back ignorant and disappointed. It requires more philosophy than I possess to bear this injustice with patience.' -Walton, page 190
4. “It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open…” -Victor
- In this quote, Victor Frankenstein is expressing deep grief and guilt. He is convinced that he is the root cause of all of their deaths. This feeling explains why he chooses not to make the monster a companion and it also accounts for his 'woe is me' attitude.
In this quote, Victor is in a way giving a piece of advice. He knows he was too ambitious with the idea of scientifically creating a being and thinking that no repercussions would follow. He, in a way, wishes he had been content with just living his life in peace without his love of science. He knows that if he had...
Author: Mary Shelley
Date of Publication: January 1, 1818
Genre: Gothic
Biographical information about the author:
Born as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin to William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft on August 30, 1789, Mary was the only child of her father and mother. Hardly more than a week after having Mary, Wollstonecraft died, leaving William to raise Mary and her half-sister, Fanny, whom William chose to adopt. When Mary was four, her father remarried but resentment was obvious between Mary and her stepmother. Later, following the suicides of both Mary’s older sister and Percy’s wife, the couple wedded. Mary sank into depression following the death of three of her children and tolerating an unfaithful husband; Mary would never be entirely relieved of this depression. Historical background:
Europe in the early 1800’s was not ideal, but it was evolving. Upper class men held the power in many governments, including England’s, while women were considered to be of a much lower social standing. Women held few rights and had few choices in life. Most of them just served the men in their lives including fathers, brothers, and husbands. Society as a whole in Europe suffered from famine and typhus disease in the early 1800’s.
Characteristics of the Genre:
Gothicism: Gothicism focuses on historical, exotic, and remote settings. Also, violent plots are very common in Gothic literature. Plot - Structure Analysis: Consider the causal relationships, settings, and point of views. You may use the traditional Freytag’s triangle as a starting point (exposition, inciting force, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement). Then decide how the draw a graphic representation of the structure and its impact on other literary elements.
Describe the author’s style:
Mary Shelley sticks to the Gothic Romanticism outline that was popular during this time by making a lot of her novel revolve around nature. Her style however, changes depending on who is narrating her novel. Whenever Victor, Captain Walton, or any human, education character of the book is talking, their speech is rather flowery and shows that they have been educated in the ways of the world. An example that demonstrates the style:
The majority of Victor narrating the novel is a lot of his thought process. Sure, he does talk, and interact some, however, there are some chapters in the book( such as chapter 4, 5, and 9) that are mostly just Victor’s thoughts and feelings. And these chapters aren’t simply syntax either, nor are they boringly depicted, rather they are filled with complex syntax and many descriptive words.
Memorable Quotes
Quote
Significance
1. 'William, Justine, and Henry - they all died by my hands.' -Victor Frankenstein
2. 'Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition.'
-Victor Frankenstein
3. 'The die is cast; I have consented to return if we are not destroyed. Thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; I come back ignorant and disappointed. It requires more philosophy than I possess to bear this injustice with patience.' -Walton, page 190
4. “It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open…” -Victor
- In this quote, Victor Frankenstein is expressing deep grief and guilt. He is convinced that he is the root cause of all of their deaths. This feeling explains why he chooses not to make the monster a companion and it also accounts for his 'woe is me' attitude.
In this quote, Victor is in a way giving a piece of advice. He knows he was too ambitious with the idea of scientifically creating a being and thinking that no repercussions would follow. He, in a way, wishes he had been content with just living his life in peace without his love of science. He knows that if he had...