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Frankenstein- themes
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- 1What are the themes in Frankenstein?-knowledge and discovery
-justice
-prejudice - 2Why is knowledge and discovery a theme?-Written at a time when the boundaries of scientific knowledge, geographical discovery and technological change were being challenged
-Novel looks at the key question of whether mankind can have too much knowledge and too much power - 3How is the theme of knowledge and discovery shown in the novel?-scientific experimentation
-language development
-geographical discovery - 4Why is justice a theme?-Mary Shelley brought up by parents who were aware of society and the role of justice.
-Her father, William Godwin, was a political philosopher, and her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a philosopher and feminist. - 5How is the theme of justice shown in the novel?-the legal system
-personal justice
-collective justice - 6Why is prejudice a theme?-centred on the experiences of the Monster.
-Rejected by his creator and everyone else he encounters, the Monster soon finds itself despised and alone in the world. - 7How is the theme of prejudice shown in the novel?-intolerance
-isolation
-hatred and revenge
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- GCSE English (Frankenstein) Flashcards on Frankenstein- themes, created by Amelia Quinn on 03/03/2018.
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