Activities on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein including: proposed letter

1. Evaluative activity
Regarding analyzed work: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley ,answer:
1- Describe the creature's physical and emotional characteristics:
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2- Describe the physical and emotional characteristics of Victor Frankenstein:
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3- What was the real name of the creature "Frankenstein"?
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4- The relationship between Victor and his monster, could it be described as a parent / child
relationship?
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5 - “His yellow skin barely covered the web of muscles and arteries below; your hair was black,
sleek, wavy; his pearly white teeth. But all of this just formed a more horrible contrast to his watery
eyes, which looked almost the same color as the brownish white sockets in which they were
placed, with their wrinkled skin and black lips straight ”. Analyzing the excerpt, answer: Did Victor
make an objective or subjective description of his creation?
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6 - What action did Victor Frankenstein take after observing his creation? Explain the
consequences of this attitude.

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7- Describe how Dr. Frankenstein’s creature exhibits signs of abandonment?
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8- How does the treatment of Dr. Frankenstein’s creature compare to contemporary society’s
rejection of people who do not fit the image of acceptable beauty/appearance?
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9 - In your opinion, was the creature "Frankenstein" bad or good? Explain.
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10- Explain how Frankenstein and the creature form a doppelganger (mirror) relationship.
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11- The work makes us reflect, on many themes, answer about them:
a) Are we born naturally good or evil?
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b) What's more important for human beings? Law and order or freedom?
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c) Are we determined by our genetic structure, environment, etc., or do we have free will?
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d) Are we naturally social beings or are we individuals first?
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e) Are we selfish or altruistic (selfless)?
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f) Does Appearance reflect a person's character?
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12- Victor Frankenstein decided to do something unusual: create a human being. Human creation
is something that has always intrigued humanity. Science has always sought to explain the origin
of life.
a) Why do you think people need to seek answers to the unknown?
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b) In your opinion, what are the possible positive and negative consequences of these human
actions?
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13- What are the basic characteristics of the Gothic Novel? How does Frankenstein fit these
characteristics?
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14- Comment about author Mary Shelley, and what motivated her to write Frankenstein.
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4. WRITING TIME
You will have 40 minutes in which to complete a response to one of the following
proposals.Remember to focus on the organization of your ideas and the relevance of your support
details.
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