English 2071F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mad Scientist, Tabula Rasa, Father Figures

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2071F/G
• Professor: Stephanie Kelly

Document Summary

Significance of certain items at top of the paper that you want to narrow in on. Pen in questions or points brought up put in margin. Idea of the mad scientist - what exactly does the mad scientist mean: is frankenstein really insane or is it something else, is it something ethical, imbalance to reason. Shelley is married to a romantic and understands the romantic movement (1780-1820: rise of emotions, instinct in contrast with reason and logic, counter to urbanization, industrialization, and materialism. After another murder, he genders nature: genders nature as feminine, guilt is felt in nature has he really learned anything? vows to kill it. Monster learns morality and ethics (he should know better) Monster is born as a blank slate and society perverts him: define and narrow down who is responsible for all the death and mayhem in the text.