This is the Penguin Classics version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. The isbn is 978-0-
14-313184-7.
!!!!!!Volume I includes Letters I to IV (pages 7 to 21) and Chapter 1 to VII (pages 23 to 77)!!!!!!!!!
You will write a literary analysis of the first volume of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The 1818
Text. You will closely analyze the actions of characters, the meaning of human relationships, the limits of knowledge, and human obsessions. You will select roughly five to eight quotes and or
passages and explicate their meaning using your very own understanding. Read and analyze the
assigned the 70 pages of volume one and write this essay completely on your own. Show your
own unique way of understanding Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. There are many literary analysis
essays about this book, but the aim of the first essay is for you to explore and share your own
responses. There is no “correct” way of interpreting literature, so feel free to read, respond, and make creative connections on your own. I care about your development as a writer and critical thinker.
Is Victor Frankenstein a responsible or irresponsible scientist?
What makes a responsible or irresponsible scientist?
What are his failings?
What are his strengths?
What is the purpose of seeking knowledge?
Is there a limit to human knowledge?
Can humans create life?
What is the purpose of human friendships and family?
What does obsession do the mind?