The second session began with a reading of GUY DE MAUPASSANT'S: 'WAS IT A DREAM?'
The class were offered this short story as an example of a gothic text. Discussion considered thematic content and the whole point of this task was to introduce the notion of genre and prepare students for the emotional intensity of Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.
The class then considered the nature of Walton, the significance of Victor's representation in this section of the novel, and considered Shelley's aim. Class discussion was superb.
HOMEWORK: Read the novel. I will be discussing the first FIVE chapters of Victor's narrative when next our lives collide. ALSO...students should digest the resources I posted in the previous blog entry.
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