Frankenstein


 * Discussion Day: Friday, March 27**
 * quiz check
 * [|blogging]
 * [|movie]
 * 1) How is this different than the novel?
 * Mary Shelley's issues
 * 1) What is terrifying about this novel?
 * 2) What's [|Next]?
 * 3) Speech about [|authorial intention]


 * Final Discussion Day: Tuesday, April 7**

What does it mean to be **human**?
 * what if we could regenerate human parts (Jonathan & Oprah says we can do it now!)
 * critical faculties + emotions

What **responsibilities** do we have to each other?
 * take care of each other, keep each other safe
 * Victor doesn't do this-he created a dangerous environment, let others clean up his mess
 * companionship, keeps each other sane
 * tell the truth

How far can we go in **tampering with nature**?
 * creating life unnaturally --> test tube babies, antibiotics, animal husbandry, cloning...
 * nature in the book: Victor & the monster go into the mountains for relief; they meet together in the harshest, most hostile environment=only
 * values imagination over reason: breadth of knowledge, not narrowed focus
 * values emotion over intellect: monster demonstrates this. he wants a companion and social acceptance, but when he doesn't get that he gets violent (lets emotion take over)
 * Victor=intellect
 * creature=emotion (acceptance, sadness, hope, anger)


 * When do the risks outweigh the benefits?**