Students were 'taken by the hand' through chapters four and five of Shelley's Frankenstein. Students were asked to consider how Shelley develops the narrative in these two crucial chapters.Specific focus was placed on how Shelley develops the thematic nature of the novel in these chapters, how Victor's character is developed, how key images such as the significance of light and darkness are presented to the reader, and how Shelley offers a sense of the Gothic.
Homework: Read Chapters 5 to 11 as the content of these chapters will be the focus of the next session. Students must also consider the text that will be the analytical focus of their Anthology related coursework. You will be attempting a coursework response this half-term. Furthermore, students must consider the following questions as these questions will be offered as a written homework next Monday:
1. In what way is Victor similar to Walton and why is Shelley emphasising their personal symmetry?
2. Do chapters 4 and 5 conform to the conventions of the Gothic?
3.What is the key moment in chapters 4/5 and how does this moment relate to author's aim?
We will discuss content next week and I will expect the written response to be thrown at me in lesson nine.
Below is a link to the Robert Oppenheimer clip I was 'banging on about' in today's lesson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8w3Y-dskeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8w3Y-dskeg
I also referred to a character I saw at the weekend who was wandering home from a Halloween Party where he had dressed as Papa Lazarou. You all seemed unaware of this strikingly visual comic ghoul.This character was a key figure in the outstanding BBC comedy 'The League of Gentlemen.' This show used conventions associated with the Gothic to produce some incredibly terrifying comedy. Click on link below to experience the gothic magnificence of Papa Lazarou:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM9x5tefjcY&feature=related
SLEEP TIGHT.
MLR
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