For Frankenstein you're required to make one vocabulary post during the course of the novel. Your post should look like this:
Word (that you didn't know the definition of or were unsure of)
Context (give the sentence that it appeared in)
Definition (after looking up meanings, write a definition of the word in your own words)
Sentence (come up with your own interesting sentence that uses the word in context)
Be sure you don't repeat a word that's already been done, and be sure to sign your name!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Frankenstein ch. 1-9 analysis: Prometheus parallels?
Mary Shelly gave her novel the second title, The Modern Prometheus.
From reading through chapter nine, select a section of the text (ex. a specific passage, event, or detail; not chapters 1-9 as a whole, so everyone has something to talk about!), and analyze how within that section Victor Frankenstein is a modern Prometheus and/or there are interesting connections with the myth.
Be sure to include at least one illustrative quote from your section (with pg #, please) as you discuss parallels, or notable differences within general similarities, with the Greek myth.
For example, maybe think about: What causes Victor Frankenstein to embark on his isolated, unnatural pursuit? What does it mean to be a creator and what are the responsibilities that are inherent in creating? How does Victor Frankenstein ultimately differ from Prometheus? What is the significance of each man’s punishment? How is fire relevant in both?
Sign your name!
From reading through chapter nine, select a section of the text (ex. a specific passage, event, or detail; not chapters 1-9 as a whole, so everyone has something to talk about!), and analyze how within that section Victor Frankenstein is a modern Prometheus and/or there are interesting connections with the myth.
Be sure to include at least one illustrative quote from your section (with pg #, please) as you discuss parallels, or notable differences within general similarities, with the Greek myth.
For example, maybe think about: What causes Victor Frankenstein to embark on his isolated, unnatural pursuit? What does it mean to be a creator and what are the responsibilities that are inherent in creating? How does Victor Frankenstein ultimately differ from Prometheus? What is the significance of each man’s punishment? How is fire relevant in both?
Sign your name!
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Faust p. 163-327 Passage Analysis
Select a passage that you find particularly interesting and important from pages 163-327.
Type the passage (and be sure to cite it with page #).
Then tear that sucker apart, thinking about what it does & means as a whole, but also through its phrases and words. In addition to characterization and theme, think about motifs, symbols, parallels with other texts we've studied, and Romantic characteristics.
Please don't repeat passages that others have already analyzed.
I look forward to reading what you have to say!
Type the passage (and be sure to cite it with page #).
Then tear that sucker apart, thinking about what it does & means as a whole, but also through its phrases and words. In addition to characterization and theme, think about motifs, symbols, parallels with other texts we've studied, and Romantic characteristics.
Please don't repeat passages that others have already analyzed.
I look forward to reading what you have to say!
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