CR- Post 2 Frankenstein Mary Shelley
“… I was their plaything and their idol, and something better—their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them by heaven, whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to…
Close Reading Post #2
The imagery in Frankenstein is something that is very specific. Imagery is what tells a lot of the story. From the scene of the monsters creation to the monsters appearance described in such detail, the imagery really brings this story…
CR#2
Frankenstein “Oh! be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes as firm as a rock. The ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if…
Child Abandonment presentation citations
Jessie D. Chiu MLA: Ransel, David L. “Orphans and Foundlings.” Encyclopedia of European Social History. Ed. Peter N. Stearns. Vol. 3: Social Structure/Social Protest/Deviance & Crime/Social Problems. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001. 497-505. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Mar….
Topic: Marriage
“Bavarian Marriage Customs, Laws, and Trends of IllegitimacyEdit This Page.” Bavarian Marriage Customs, Laws, and Trends of Illegitimacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. “Full Text of “Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the American Colonies”” Full…
Extra Credit Sources: Criminal Law
Friedman, David. “Making Sense of English Law Enforcement in the 18th Century.” DavidDFriedman. University of Chicago Roundtable. n.d. Web. 1 March 2016. Vincent, Patrick. “This Wretched Mockery of Justice: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Geneva.” European Romantic Review Vol. 18 No. 5 (2007)…
Extra Credit Sources: Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Works cited Freund, Stuart Peter. “Composing What May Not Be “Sad Trash”: A Reconsideration Of Mary Shelley’s Use Of Paracelsus In “Frankenstein”.” Studies In Romanticism 43.1 (2004): 79.Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. 1 Mar. 2016. “Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von…
Extra Credit Sources: Scarlet Fever
Rolleston, J D. “The History Of Scarlet Fever.” British Medical Journal 2.3542 (1928): 926-929. MEDLINE Complete. Web. 1 Mar. 2016. Ober, K. Patrick. “Diseases and Epidemics.” American History Through Literature 1870-1920. Ed. Tom Quirk and Gary Scharnhorst. Vol. 1. Detroit:…
The Fallen Angel
“Oh Frankenstein, be no equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I…
CR #2: Frankenstein
Throughout the novel, there is a constant theme of death, and more specifically, an interesting fascination with suicide. In chapter 15, when the creature is telling Frankenstein of the events of his life following his abandonment by his creator, including,…