What is the overall message (theme) of Dr. Why do you think this is? What do you imagine him to look like?Ħ. Stevenson does not describe Hyde in detail. Are Frankenstein and Jekyll insane? Or are there other explanations for their choices?Ĥ. We commonly hear the term mad scientist and have read about two scientists who create disastrous experiments. How does Stevenson complicate the idea of the human monster as compared to Frankenstein?ģ. What connections do you see between Frankenstein and Dr. Option Two: Is the ending of the novel satisfying? Why or why not?ġ. For which (if any) characters do you feel empathy? Why? What is the overall message or theme of the novel?ĩ. What is Mary Shelley’s message about science?ħ. How do the educations of Victor and the creature affect their identities and actions?Ħ. What is your opinion of Victor? Why does he reject the creature? Why does he remain silent about Justine’s innocence? What, if anything, is heroic about him?ĥ. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed.”Ĥ. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. Do you think of Victor as the creature’s parent? How does his description of his own family experience color your feelings toward him as a parent? “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. Victor’s childhood and what shapes him into the person he becomes : What motivates him to make the creature? What’s his responsibility to the creature? Where do you see discussions of parenting?ģ. 1. How does the epistolary form of the novel affect your reading? Why does Shelley choose to write the novel as letters by Robert Walton to his sister? What do you know about Walton? To whom is he writing?Ģ.
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