So... we are through with lit terms for this semester. And, as you saw on Friday's test, your tests will include allusions every unit. SO, I came up with a plan to get those taken care of. For this week, I want you to locate allusions from your master list that occur in Frankenstein. Post those allusions in the comments to this post by Wednesday of this week. On Friday, everyone will be quizzed over a random allusion. :) HOW FUN IS THAT??????
Posted by A. Davis at 12:03 PM
I want to use this blog as a multi-purpose blog for my English IV AP class. I will be posting the weekly schedule on here, as well as any assignments. My favorite part is probably to showcase wonderful writing and projects! I also will probably post some school/class news at times. Finally, and the most important part to you twenty-eight over-achievers, is that I will be putting a few postings per unit and the students are required to post a comment (a THOUGHTFUL comment) every unit. These comments should take the form of an online discussion, where you read all of the comments before yours and then make a contribution. Each unit will have a blogging grade attached to it. I am looking forward to the semester both in the classroom as well as online! :)
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-Pandora's Box: (something that opens the door for bad occurrences and opened by someone who was curious.) Pandora was the first mortal to punish man for Prometheus' theft of fire. For her curiosity in opening the box, Zeus gave her all human sicknesses.
(Victor was ultimately punished for his curiosity that lead to his creation…)
-Promethean: (life-bringing, creative, or courageously original) named after a Titan who brought man the use of fire from which he had stolen from heaven for their benefit.
(Frankenstein used science to bring a 'gift' of knowledge to mankind, but ended up cursed as a result… After all, part of the title is "The Modern Prometheus")
-Adam and Eve: the monster often refers to himself as "Adam" and Frankenstein his "Creator". Unlike God, however, Frankenstein does not love his creation, but rather abhors it.
One allusion is to Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, and their creator,God.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(tells the story of an ancient mariner who kills an albatross and brings upon himself and his ship's crew a curse. The ancient mariner travels the world, unburdening his soul, telling his story to whomever needs to hear it. Shelley alludes to the poem several times.)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(tells the story of an ancient mariner who kills an albatross and brings upon himself and his ship's crew a curse. The ancient mariner travels the world, unburdening his soul, telling his story to whomever needs to hear it. Shelley alludes to the poem several times.)
Prometheus is very comparable to Victor Frankenstein in that they both create a form of live but both serve the consequences of their work.
Promethean- A Titan created mankind and gave them fire. He was tortured for the rest of his life until Hercules rescues him. Frankenstein created life and was constantly tortured by what he had done until he was rescued ny death.
Adam and Eve- The monster calls himself Adam and expects Frankenstein act as God did. He wanted to be loved by his creator, and later wanted a mate just as Eve was given to Adam by God.
I will venture to say that Shelley may allude to McCarthyism in a way. It's sort of a witch hunt for who did what to who (specifically the monster and Frankenstein).
Also, she may have alluded to Jeckyll and Hyde. For the sake of sanity in Frankenstien.
Possibly, too, could she have alluded to Waterloo, in the perspective that the monster himself was the battle of Waterloo to Frankenstein?
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