For this novel, your LRJs are posted and available for completion at any time on or before the due date. Please read each entry carefully and plan accordingly. You will not receive credit if you miss the deadline.
Summarize the article in your own words. In your summary, identify the purpose, the thesis, and explain how Pearce supports (or proves) his claim.
What kinds of interpretations of Frankenstein does Pearce criticize - and why? Do you find his argument convincing? Why or why not?
Entry 2: The Doppelganger Motif / Due Feb. 2nd A doppelganger is a German term literally meaning "double-goer," an apparition or double of a living person. As a literary device, a doppelganger is used to show two different, distinct, often opposite personalities or personality traits. This literary device is used in stories to show internal conflict and the multifaceted nature of a character. Shelley uses the doppelganger as a literary motif in Frankenstein. This idea of a literary doppelganger can be interpreted in a number of ways:
It can be seen simply as a double, an alternative version of the individual concerned;
It can be seen as a complement, a version of the individual that possesses different qualities and thus completes the personality;
It can be seen as an opposite, a being that possesses all the qualities that the individual lacks and most abhors.
For your doppelganger entry, read one of the short stories below, and in your own words, give a brief synopsis of the story and explain how the author uses the doppelganger motif.
Entry 3: Why We Crave Horror Movies / Due Feb. 16th Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a Gothic novel with a rich history. It has inspired other writers, both on page and on the silver screen. This entry has two parts:
Then choose and view a Gothic/horror film and explore its use of one of Frankenstein’s themes/motifs (if horror is not your scene, talk to me and we’ll work something out). In your exploration, make connections with the Stephen King article.
Possible Thematic Concepts: Dangers of knowledge, Roles of Parents Possible Motifs: Passive women, Light vs. Dark, the double-self Doppelganger