Monday, April 7, 2008

Last Franken' Blog

This is it folks, our last blog assignment. Sorry for the delay in posting this week's question.

Our wonderful Franken-blogosphere is about to close its doors. But before we say goodbye, lets revisit our discussion last Friday about the Creature and whether he is a victim or a perpetrator. We likely won't have time to delve into another debate before the end of the week, but I don't want to dismiss your thoughts on the matter. So....read the question below and consider your group discussion topics to help you focus on this key issue from the text.

Even though the creature seems to learn compassion and reason from the cottagers, he still--in the end--vows to make humans suffer. Why? Do you still think he is a victim? And to help you practice for your annotation test, support your answer with textual evidence!

On a side note, we haven't talked too much about the role of women in the story. This question, though not required but feel free to answer in your post and I encourage you to do so, might also help you prepare for the test. Think about the role of "mother" in the novel. The usual role of the mother in bringing life into the world is negated (voided) in Frankenstein. Do you think this motif is important?