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    This document contains pre-reading questions about Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. It asks the reader to 1) describe initial images of Frankenstein, 2) discuss the term "gothic" and what it means, and 3) relate a past experience where an event ended in disaster and how they felt about the result. It also asks the reader to 4) discuss if a person is always responsible for their actions and 5) predict how nature may reflect mankind in the novel based on literary conventions.

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    Pre­reading activities.

    notebook December 18, 2017

    Frankenstein Pre­reading Activity

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    Pre­reading activities.notebook December 18, 2017

    Answer the following questions:

    1. What are the first images you conjure up when you


    hear the name Frankenstein?

    2. Discuss the term gothic; what does it mean?

    3. Have you ever done something, thinking it would be


    fine, that eventually ended up being a disaster?
    ­ Relate one such event.
    ­ How did you feel about the end result?

    4. Do you think that a person is always responsible for


    the things she/he does? Explain your answer/s.

    5. Consider how nature is often used to reflect the


    actions of mankind in literature. What predictions
    might you make about this novel?

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