Frankenstein: the Modern Prometheus - Mary Shelley

"The Will of Creation"

Reading/Discussion Schedule

November 19: pp. 1-102; November 26: pp. 103-198

November 18 

1. Why does Victor create the creature?
2. What is the creature's identity?
3. How does this work connect with Paradise Lost?

November 22

1. How are Victor and the Creature the same person?
2. Who is the tragic hero of the novel?
3. What is missing in the identity of Victor? of the Creature?

November 19

Optional Extra Credit Weekly Writing - Kant or Shelley

November 26

Bring a Blue Book - Your prompt will be:  "What is the will of creation?"