English Teacher
Focus of Study: Discuss whether or not the creature is a good example of a
scapegoat.
Identify what archetypal situations and images are present in Frankenstein
and discuss what effect they have on the story.
*Situations - Quest, Renewal of life, Initiation, the Fall, Redemptive
Sacrifice
*Images - Colors, Numbers, Water, Gardens Geometric Shapes, Celestial
Bodies, and Yin and Yang.
In your written work, include why this is called the Modern Prometheus. Or
decide which more strongly fits the loner archetype: the monster or
Frankenstein.
Internet Links
Prometheus
Prometheus
Other Resources
Grudzina (2005). Teaching Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from multiple
perspectives. Delaware: Prestwick House, Inc.