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Above: Old posters advertising different adaptations of the Frankenstein movie.

Monday February 11th - Friday February 15th

Due THIS lab day:  Reading from Frankenstein, chapters 8-14. Your TYPED one page response regarding the character of Justine is also due. Please come to class dressed as Frankenstein's monster for extra credit. (Just seeing who actually reads this).

In-Class: Test through chapter 14. We will review the book so far and catch up with some notes. We will then have some mild entertainment in class.

Assignments: Read chapters 14-21 in Frankenstein for next week (yes, I know it's winter break), and then complete the book for your next class in 2 weeks.

Links: Character Descriptions

            An Essay on How Victor Plays God by Creating a Man

          Messing With Nature

            Reincarnation and Bringing Bodies Back to Life

            Selling Body Parts on E-Bay

Background Information:  Victor tells Walton of how he was born a Genevese, the son of a distinguished magistrate, with two brothers and an adopted sister, Elizabeth. He grew up with his siblings and best friend, Henry Clerval. He had a secret fascination for the dark sides of nature- this was increased after he saw a thunderstorm over the Jura mountains, and after his mother died, he grew more interested in the causes of life and death, as well as the power of electricity.
His studies at the university of Ingolstadt led him to the belief that electricity could create as well as destroy, and he decided to see for himself by piecing together a man from parts of corpses, whom he gave a large stature and extra strength. On ‘a dreary night of November’ he gave life to his creation- but when brought to life, the creature appeared not as the beautiful being that Frankenstein intended. Although his parts were individually beautiful, as a complete being he was a hideous sight. Frankenstein abandoned him in terror before collapsing in shock. He was nursed back to health by Henry Clerval, but on recovering he received a letter from his father informing him that his younger brother, William, had been murdered.