The dark gothic fun machine crashed into 2012 with a consideration of Shelley's novel. Students were asked to consider Victor's inability to express the reality of his predicament to his Father in Chapter 22 [' The conclusion of this speech convinced my father that my ideas were deranged..'] and compare this with the reaction of the magistrate at the end of Chapter 23 [' He endeavoured to soothe me as a nurse does a child, and reverted to my tale as the effects of delirium']. Victor is not capable of convincing his father or the magistrate about the reality of the creature as both characters consider Victor to be experiencing some form of psychological illness. What is Shelley's aim here? How thematically significant is Victor's inability to share his tale? Can this relate to Victor's sense of alienation, isolation and sense of entrapment?
The main focus of the lesson was a consideration of Victor's relationship with Elizabeth with specific focus placed upon the final pages of Chapter 22. Students were asked to consider the question: HOW DOES SHELLEY REPRESENT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELIZABETH AND VICTOR AT THE END OF CHAPTER 22? This eventually evolved into a two paragraph 20 minute written response.
The lesson also considered the death of Elizabeth and the graveyard scene in Chapter 24.
Homework: Next week's session will be a series of tutorials that will provide feedback to the first draft of the Anthology coursework. The week after, students will be expected to present their visual representation of the graveyard scene or a collage that represents the thematic nature of the novel. The visual representation can be a painting or an illustration. ALL students will be expected to present and explain their work to the whole class. BE CREATIVE!
Here are the Mariner and Gatsby podcasts for students resitting the exam next week:
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