After reading the “Letters” section of Frankenstein, why do you think
After reading the “Letters” section of Frankenstein, why do you think that Mary Shelley started off Frankenstein the way that she did? Why did she frame her novel with the epistolary? What effect does that have on the rest of the novel? Also, why did she begin her “Letters” section in the specific setting that […]
The unknown of Frankenstein: Historical A. How does the use of
Assignment: Your assignment for this project will be to examine one aspect of a monstrous text within a larger context. You will choose one text that we have read and discussed for class this semester and focus on one particular aspect that you find interesting. Some examples of this may be lesbianism in Carmilla, anti-semitism […]
