NLMG and Frankenstein Flashcards
(273 cards)
1
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success shall _________ my endeavours (Frank, p19)
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crown
2
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What scientific movement of the time does Walton embody?
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The Enlightenment
3
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the joy a __________ feels when he embarks in a little boat (Frank, p13)
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child
4
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What is the term for the narrative structure that Shelley employs via Walton?
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framed narrative
5
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What event of the time is Walton referring to when he talks of discovering a passage near the pole (Frank, p13)
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The attempts by Georgian explorers to discover a trading route to the east
6
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What is the name for a narrative told in the form of letters?
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epistolary
7
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I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the __________ (Frank, p13)
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needle
8
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Shelley uses Walton as Victors double - what is the term for this?
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doppelganger
9
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To whom does Walton write his letters?
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his sister
10
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The remote setting of the arctic could be considered an element of what genre?
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the gothic
11
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What is Tommys recovery centre called?
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Kingsfield
12
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Its not very ________-__________ as recovery centres go (NLMG, p214)
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well-appointed
13
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What was there a shortage of at the beginning of the 21st century thats linked to NLMG?
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organ donors
14
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There arent nearly enough bathrooms and the ones there are, are hard to keep ______ (NLMG, p214)
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clean
15
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Aged five, Ishiguro moved to England from which country?
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Japan
16
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Being both British and Japanese, may have influenced Ishiguro to explore what theme?
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duality
17
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In what year was NLMG published?
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2005
18
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In what year was Frankenstein published?
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1818
19
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What is the era called in which Frankenstein is set?
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The Georgian era
20
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my __________ yearned to be known and loved (Frank, p101)
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heart
21
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What political revolution had taken place just prior to the Frankensteins publication?
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The French Revolution
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Which group did the Romantics, like Shelley, support in the French Revolution?
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The exploited and voiceless working classes
23
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How might the monster be seen as an embodiment of the French working classes?
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Both were voiceless and seen as other
24
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What are the family called that the monster observes?
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The DeLaceys
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What does Shelley call the place the monster lives whilst observing the DeLaceys?
a hovel
26
What moment does the monster describe as the hour and moment of my trial (Frank, p102)
Introducing himself to the DeLaceys
27
What was Mary Shelleys mother called?
Mary Wollstonecraft
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What was the famous book called that Shelleys mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote?
A Vindication of The Rights of Woman
29
What did the book A Vindication of The Rights of Woman argue for?
Greater gender equality
30
Shelley explores the dangers of gender inequality in her novel - what might this have been influenced by?
Her proto-feminist mother - who wrote A Vindication of The Rights of Woman.
31
What is the song called that Kathy listens to and who is it by?
Never Let Me Go by Judy Bridgewater
32
An__________ made me get the cassette out of my collection box and put it in the player. (NLMG, p70)
impulse
33
you could see the __________ coming in in big shafts and see all the dust in the air (NLMG, p70)
sun
34
In what year was Dolly The Sheep cloned?
1996
35
In an interview, Ishiguro said the novel isnt about science but that he uses sci-fi elements to explore...what?
How love and friendship is impacted by limited time
36
How might Ishuros focus on those that are seen as other in society be influenced by his work before becoming a writer?
Before being a writer, he worked for a homeless charity, as well as being a social worker.
37
I lit the dry branch of a tree and danced with_________ around the devoted cottage (Frank, p107)
fury
38
a fierce wind produced a kind of_________in my spirits (Frank, p106)
insanity
39
Who says this and when?:
a fierce wind produced a kind of insanity in my spirits (Frank, p106)
The monster as he burns the DeLaceys cottage
40
What does Tabula Rasa mean?
blank slate
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Which character does the idea of Tabula Rasa perhaps link to?
The monster - he is born a blank slate and learns violence and aggression from human beings.
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How does Tabula Rasa perhaps link to the monster?
The monster is born and as a blank slate and learns human emotion (both good and bad) from how he is treated.
43
Who developed the theory of Tabula Rasa?
John Locke
44
What is the John Milton poem that the monster reads whilst observing The DeLaceys?
Paradise Lost
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Which character in Paradise Lost does the monster relate to and why?
Adam who, like the monster, is disregarded by his creator - God.
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their forked and destroying __________ (Frank, p107)
tongues
47
What is being described in this quotation:
their forked and destroying tongues (Frank, p107)
the fire the monster sets that engulfs the DeLaceys cottage
48
What technique is used here?
their forked and destroying tongues (Frank, p107)
personification
49
What is the alternative title of Frankenstein?
The Modern Prometheus
50
What did Prometheus create?
He create mankind/stole fire form the Gods for mankind.
51
As the night advanced, a fierce ___________ arose from the woods (Frank, p106)
wind
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What technique is used here: As the night advanced, a fierce wind arose from the woods (Frank, p106)
pathetic fallacy
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What is an example of pathetic fallacy being used when the monster destroys the DeLaceys cottage?
a fierce ___________ arose from the woods (p106)
a fierce wind produced a kind of insanity in my spirits
54
Shelley wrote Frankenstein whilst she was staying with which key Romantic figures?
Lord Byron and Percy Shelley
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How might Lord Byron and Percy Shelley have influenced the novel?
Mary Shelley was staying with them (in Geneva) when she wrote the novel. They were also key figures of the Romantic era.
56
Which scientist of the 19th century ran an electric current through a corpse to try and understand human biology?
Giovanni Aldini
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Which scientist of the 19th century experimented on frogs, believing that animal tissue contained a form of electricity?
Luigi Galvani
58
What was the secret removal of corpses from burial sites, often for purposes of dissection and experimentation, called?
body snatching
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What was body snatching?
The secret removal of corpses from burial sites, often for purposes of dissection and experimentation
60
How is body snatching relevant to Frankenstein?
It mirrors how Victor assembles the monster from vaults and charnel-houses
61
In what era is NLMG set?
1990s (the near past)
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What is the name given to the human from which the main characters (and specifically Ruth) may have been cloned?
possible
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In what part of England do the clones go to search for Ruths possible?
Norfolk
64
In what specific setting do the clones observe the woman they think might be Ruths possible?
A glass open-plan office
65
We were once again near a __________ edge (NLMG, p162)
cliff
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We spent a few moments just looking out, letting the _________ hit us (NLMG, p162)
wind
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What word is used by Ruth, for the first time in the novel, soon after the idea of her possible is dismissed?
clone
68
Were modelled from________ (NLMG, p164)
trash
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Along with the veterans, who does Ruth go to see soon after she has accepted the woman in Norfolk isnt her possible?
Martin - a carer.
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What is the correct term for the realisation that Ruth has about her own fate in Norfolk?
anagnorisis
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What do the clones call Norfolk - the _______ corner of England?
lost
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What symbol represents the invisible barrier between the clones and the true human world?
The floor to ceiling glass of the open plan office
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What is the irony of the search for Ruths possible?
It shows that the idea of her, or any of the other clones, having a human identity is actually IMPOSSIBLE.
74
My place of ______ was constructed of wood (Frank, p82)
refuge
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What does the monster describe as both his place of refuge and his asylum? (Frank, p82)
his hovel
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I found it an agreeable ______ from the snow and rain (Frank, p82)
asylum
77
As soon as morning dawned I crept from my _______ (Frank, p83)
kennel
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Which setting in Frankenstein adjoins a pig sty and is also described as a kennel? (Frank, p83)
The monsters hovel
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it was surrounded on the sides which were exposed by a _________ /__________ (Frank, p83)
pig sty
80
Which setting in NLMG could you link to the monsters hovel?
The Cottages
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the hovel [made] a wretched appearance after the __________ I had beheld in the village (Frank, p82)
palaces
82
How does the monster describe the villagers that attacked him?
the barbarity of man (Frank, p83)
83
the cottages were the remains of a ________ that had gone out of business (NLMG, p114)
farm
84
Whats being described: There were other buildings that were virtually falling down (NLMG, p114)
The cottages in NLMG
85
There were other buildings that were virtually _________/___________ (NLMG, p114)
falling down
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Who is the grumpy old guy who turned up two or three times a week...to look [The Cottages] over? (NLMG, p114)
Keffers
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Who is Keffers?
The grumpy old guy that looks after The Cottages
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How does Kathy describe Keffers: He didnt like to _____ to us much (NLMG, p114)
talk
89
Who is Kathy describing here He didnt like to talk to us much (NLMG, p114)
Keffers
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A few of us even tried to think of Keffers as a sort of _____, but he was having none of it (NLMG, p115)
guardian
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What are the older clones called that have lived in the cottages for a longer period of time?
Veterans
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NLMG is not told chronologically - what is the correct term for this?
non-linear
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Which guardian believes that the students should be told the truth of their future as organ donors?
Miss Lucy
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How is Miss Lucy different to the other guardians at Hailsham?
She believes the students should be told the truth of their future as organ donors.
95
How many parts is NLMG divided into?
Which guardian leaves Hailsham whilst the students are there?
Miss Lucy
96
What was Mary Shelleys father called?
William Godwin
97
What was William Godwins occupation?
philosopher
98
What literary movement was Mary Shelley a part of?
The Romantic Movement/The Romantics
99
How did The Romantics believe the world should be experienced and understood?
Through emotion and intuition, rather than via rationality and scientific knowledge.
100
Where was Shelley staying when she wrote Frankenstein?
In Villa Diodati - near Lake Geneva
101
In Frankenstein, what might the setting of Geneva have been influenced by?
Shelley was staying near Lake Geneva (with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron) when she wrote the novel
102
In the late 1990s, what scientific technology was causing major ethical and moral debate?
Stem cell research
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Why were stem cells considered to be unethical/immoral by some?
Some people thought it was scientists trying to play God and usurp nature.
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Who is Justine?
The young girl that works as a housekeeper for the Frankensteins and is unjustly executed for Williams murder
105
What is Justines surname?
Moritz
106
she was dressed in mourning, exquisitely __________? (Frank, p64)
beautiful
107
Which character does the following describe?
she was dressed in mourning, exquisitely beautiful (Frank, p64)
Justine Moritz
108
Who is Justine Moritz falsely accused of killing?
William
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If their testimony shall not outweigh my supposed guilt, I _________ be condemned (Frank, p65)
must
110
At Justines trial, who speaks on behalf of her character?
Elizabeth
111
What word (beginning with p) links Justine Moritz in Frankenstein and the clones in NLMG?
passive/passivity
112
In terms of the social and political context of Frankenstein, which group might Justine represent?
The voiceless, disempowered working class
113
Which character in Frankenstein says:
My own agitation and anguish was extreme during the whole trial (Frank, p66)
Victor
114
Does Victor speak on behalf of Justine at her trial?
No (only Elizabeth does)
115
How is Justine described by Victor - a __________ sufferer
saintly
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What key word (beginning with h) might we use to describe Victor?
hubristic
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What does hubristic mean?
arrogant or excessively proud
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What is the term for a character that is arrogant or excessively proud?
hubristic
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How does Victors mother die?
She catches scarlet fever from Elizabeth.
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What is the name of Victors mother?
Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
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Who is Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein?
Victors mother
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Where does Victor attend university?
Ingolstadt
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What might the industrial setting of Ingolstadt represent?
The corruption of The Industrial Revolution - the Romantics were against this, believing it would cause people to move away from nature
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What were the three different revolutions of the time that potentially shaped Frankenstein?
The Scientific Revolution (The Enlightenment)
The French Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
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Which character in Frankenstein says success shall crown my endeavours? (Frank, p19)
Robert Walton
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What does doppelganger mean?
double
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How could you link The Cottages in NLMG to the monsters hovel in Frankenstein?
Theyre both described to be animalistic settings, which show how the created beings are forced to the margins of human society.
128
Kathy describes Ruths recovery centre as:
like entering a hall of________ (NLMG, p17)
mirrors
129
What is being described here?
it was like entering a hall of mirrors (NLMG, p17)
Ruths recovery centre
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You could see lots of aerials and satellite dishes and , sometimes, right over in the distance, a glistening line that was the___________ (NLMG, p17)
sea
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Where is Ruths recovery centre?
Dover
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Kathy describes Ruths recovery centre as the modern one with the __________/___________ walls (NLMG, p17)
white tiled
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What is the term for something that helps creates the appearance of reality, e.g. the use of real place names in NLMG.
verisimilitude
134
What is verisimilitude?
Details that help create the appearance of reality, e.g. the real places names (Norfolk/Dover etc) or the reference to real items like the walkman
135
How does Victor explain not speaking up on behalf of Justine?
such a declaration would have been considered as the ravings of a madman (Frank, p64)
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What is the term for where one text refers to another, e.g. Frankenstein referring to Miltons poem Paradise Lost?
Intertextuality
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What is intertextuality?
The term for where one text refers to another, e.g. Frankenstein referring to Miltons poem Paradise Lost?
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we didnt do any big farewell _________ that day (NLMG, p279)
number
139
the __________ was already setting behind the buildings (NLMG, p279)
sun
140
What part of NLMG does this describe?
the sun was already setting behind the buildings (NLMG, p279)
The setting as Tommy and Kathy say their final goodbye
141
Which character in NLMG says this and what is being described?
Thats what I used to imagine, every time. Splash, splash splash (NLMG, p280)
Tommy - he recounts a story of scoring a goal to Kathy as they prepare to say their final goodbye
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How does Kathy respond to Tommys attempts at intimacy when they say their final goodbye?
You crazy kid, Tommy - she is unable to express her emotions or make sense of how she should respond.
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In NLMG, Tommy recounts the story of scoring a goal (NLMG, p280) as he and Kathy say goodbye. Ishiguro does this to present him as...?
child-like and emotionally stunted
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During Kathy and Tommys final goodbye, which quotation shows how she has been conditioned to see displays of emotion as artificial and unnecessary?
we didnt do any big farewell number that day (NLMG, p279)
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What is Tommy describing when he says all this time, I never told a single soul (NLMG, p280)
How, when playing football at Hailsham and scoring a goal, he used to imagine splashing through water.
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How might you connect Justine and Tommy as characters?
They are perhaps the most vulnerable individuals in the two novels.
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What technique is used in the quotation it was like entering a hall of mirrors? (NLMG, p17)
simile
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What quotation suggests that Ruths recovery centre is a place where identity and truth becomes distorted?
it was like entering a hall of mirrors (NLMG, p17)
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Which Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem does Robert Walton refer to to in Frankenstein?
The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - this is quoted by Robert Walton when his shipped is trapped in the ice.
150
How is The Rime of The Ancient Mariner relevant to the characters of Frankenstein?
The poem recounts the story of a mariner who disrespects nature, like Walton. The mariner kills an albatross and his ship is then cursed as a punishment. The notion of defying the law of the natural world could also link to Victor who, like the mariner, tries to usurp nature and is punished.
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Who says I shall kill no albatross (Frank, p18) and what is being referred to?
Rober Walton; he is referring to the Coleridege poem The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. Walton suggests that, unlike the poems narrator, he will not disrespect, which really proves to be untrue.
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When was Rime of the Ancient Mariner written?
1798
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Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Who says:
Im going to have to stop you. I cant listen to you any more and keep silent. (NLMG, p79)
Miss Lucy
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Why does Miss Lucy say I cant listen to you any more and keep silent." (NLMG, p79)
She feels that the clones have been kept ignorant as to their real future as organ donors.
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What does Miss Lucy mean when she says youve been told and not told (NLMG, p79)
That the clones have not been properly educated about their future lives as organ donors.
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None of you will go to America, none of you will be __________/__________. (NLMG, p80)
film stars
158
Lets just go out there. Then maybe the _______ will come out too." (NLMG, p80)
sun
159
Who says this and when?
Lets just go out there. Then maybe the sun will come out too." (NLMG, p80)
Miss Lucy, after she has told the students at Hailsham that they cant be film stars and will instead become organ donors.
160
What is physiognomy?
A pseudo science (sham science) popular at the start of the 19th century which claimed that a persons morality could be judged by the features of their face.
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What was the name of the pseudo science popular at the start of the 19th century which claimed a persons morality could be judged by the features of their face?
Physiognomy
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How does Physiognomy link to characters in Frankenstein?
The monsters deformed appearance is seen as a representation of his inner evil, whereas Elizabeth beauty is perceived as being symbolic of her goodness.
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How might we describe Physiognomy?
pseudo science
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What does pseudo science mean?
sham (fake) science
165
How might Mary Shelleys own complex parent/child relationships have influenced the novel?
Before Shelleys birth, her parents had hoped for a boy, an early parental rejection. Mary Shelleys first child, born in 1815, died at the age of a few weeks, and four days later she dreamt that she had revived it.
166
When did Clara, Mary Shelleys first child, die?
1815 - Clara was only a few weeks old
167
What did one reviewer say about Frankenstein, reflecting how it was very much a product of its 19th century context?
[it has] an air of reality attached to it, by being connected with the favourite projects and passions of the time
168
What was The Murder Act of 1752?
A law passed in 1752 that meant those found guilty of murder would be hanged and their bodies given over to scientific dissection.
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What was the name of the law passed in 1752 that meant those found guilty of murder would be hanged and their bodies given over to scientific dissection?
The Murder Act
170
What was the political text called that Willliam Godwin wrote?
An Enquiry concerning Political Justice
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Who wrote An Enquiry concerning Political Justice?
William Godwin
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What did William Godwins book, An Enquiry concerning Political Justice argue?
He proposes a society in which human beings use their reason to decide the best course of action rather than the interference of government.
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But now in that gallery, the woman was too _________, much ___________ than wed ever really wanted. (NLMG, p161)
close/closer
174
What part of NLMG is being described here?
But now in that gallery, the woman was too close, much closer than wed ever really wanted. (NLMG, p161)
The clones attempts to find Ruths possible. Doing this means they end up too close to the harsh reality that they wont ever find their possible or have a proper human identity.
175
What year did the first known blood transfusion take place?
What scientific first took place in 1818 (the same year Frankenstein was published)?
The first known blood transfusion
176
In NLMG, what does the word completed mean?
died
177
In NLMG, what is the euphemistic word used for someone that has died?
completed
178
The ______ its just sitting there stranded in the marshes (NLMG, p212)
boat
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The boat its just sitting there ________ in the marshes (NLMG, p212)
stranded
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you could see here and there ______ dead trunks pointing out of the soil (NLMG, p220)
ghostly
181
What part of NLMG is being described here?
you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks pointing out of the soil (NLMG, p220)
The area surrounding the beached boat
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And beyond the dead trunks...was the boat, sitting beached in the marshes under the _______ sun (NLMG, p220)
weak
183
Whats part of NLMG is being described here?
I could see now its paint was cracking and how the timber frames of the little cabin were crumbling away (NLMG, p220)
The beached boat
184
Its really nice. But I think I want to go back now. This _________s quite chilly (NLMG, p223)
wind
185
When does Ruth say:
I think I want to go back now. This winds quite chilly (NLMG, p223)
After seeing the beached boat
186
Who and what from NLMG is being described here?
her breathing was getting quite laboured (NLMG, p219)
Its only bending down like that. Im sometimes not so clever at it (NLMG, p219)
Ruth and Tommy, now both donors, struggle across the uneven land as they go to see the beached, decaying boat.
187
Tommy got out and disappeared into the __________ (NLMG, p268)
blackness
188
List three key quotations related to the boat in NLMG.
1. I think I want to go back now. This winds quite chilly
2. its paint was cracking and the timber frames of the little cabin were crumbling away
3. beyond the dead trunks...was the boat, sitting beached in the marshes under the weak sun
4. ghostly dead trunks pointing out of the soil
189
What part of NLMG is being described here:
Tommy got out and disappeared into the blackness (NLMG, p268)
Tommys final tantrum
190
when I tried to go towards the screams, I was stopped by an ___________ thicket (NLMG, p268)
impenetrable
191
When does Kathy say she was stopped by an impenetrable thicket as well as commenting on how the mud sucked my feet down (NLMG, p268/269)
When she tries to comfort Tommy during his emotional outburst - this occurs after he and Kathy are told there are no deferrals.
192
What is the missing word in these two quotations? (NLMG, p269)
the _________ here was really powerful
the ______ kept blowing and blowing at us
Wind. This occurs during Tommys emotional outburst after he and Kathy are told there are no deferrals.
193
I caught a glimpse of his face in the __________ (NLMG, p269)
moonlight
194
its __________ ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes (Frank, p77)
unearthly
195
Who is described as possessing an unearthly ugliness? (Frank, p77)
The monster by Victor (when they are first reunited)
196
Begone, vile __________! (Frank, p77)
insect
197
I ought to be thy ___________, but I am rather the fallen angel
(Frank, p77)
Adam
198
Who says: I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
The monster to Victor when they are first reunited
199
What is the monster referencing when he says
I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
The story of Paradise Lost (which he read whilst observing the DeLaceys)
200
Name three inhuman insults that Victor calls the monster when they are first reunited (Chapt 10):
vile insect
wretch
Devil
Demon
Fiend
201
Who is labelled all of the following: vile insect/wretch/devil/demon/fiend
The monster (by Victor)
202
she spun round like Id __________ something at her (NLMG, p243)
thrown
203
In NLMG, who is described to have:
spun round like Id thrown something at her (NLMG, p243)
Madame - when Kathy and Tommy introduce themselves to her.
204
What technique is used here:
she spun round like Id thrown something at her (NLMG, p243)
Simile. This describes Madames reaction when Kathy and Tommy introduce themselves to her.
205
you could see her stiffen - as if a pair of large _________ was set to crawl towards her (NLMG, p243)
spiders
206
Her eyes were as cold, and her face maybe even more __________than I remembered (NLMG, p243)
severe
207
Who is being described here:
Her eyes were as cold, and her face maybe even more severe than I remembered (NLMG, p243)
Madame
208
Who says this:
None of you will go to America, none of you will be film stars. And none of you will be working in supermarkets (NLMG, p79)
Miss Lucy
209
How might you connect Victor being reunited with the monster and Madame/Miss Emily being reunited with Kathy and Tommy?
In both novels, the created beings are essentially dismissed by their creators, albeit Victor is more aggressive than Madame/Miss Emily.
210
Miss Emily tells Kathy and Tommy that by attending Hailsham they were actually lucky __________? (NLMG, p261)
pawns
211
What technique is used in the phrase lucky pawns (NLMG, p261)
oxymoron
212
Shes always been afraid of us. In the way people are afraid of _________ (NLMG, p263)
spiders
213
Who says this and about whom:
Shes always been afraid of us. In the way people are afraid of spiders (NLMG, p263)
Kathy says this about Madame
214
Ishiguro twice suggests that Madame, the co-founder of Hailsham, actually sees the clones as being other and like...what? (NLMG, p243/p263)
spiders
215
proceed over the _______ yet obedient element (Frank, p19)
untamed
216
Which character talks of wanting to proceed over the untamed yet obedient element (Frank, p19)
Walton - referring to his desire to conquer the arctic (and nature more broadly)
217
dull __________ eye (Frank, p45)
yellow
218
Which character is describing as having a dull yellow eye and yellow skin? (Frank, p45)
The monster, as he is animated by Victor.
219
What word (beginning with c) does Victor call the monster when he is first animated?
catastrophe (Frank, p45)
220
What does pathos mean?
To evoke feelings of pity or sadness
221
What is the correct term for something that evokes feelings of pity or sadness?
pathos
222
Where does the reunion between Victor and the monster take place?
The summit of Montanvert
223
What is the significance of Montanvert?
It is where Victor and the monster are first reunited
224
What technique is used here:
I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel (Frank, p77)
oxymoron
225
When Victor and the monster are reunited how is there a contrast in their language?
The monster is presented as eloquent and reasoned, whereas Victor seems to do little more than splutter insults and threats.
226
When the monster is animated, what colour does Victor repeatedly link to him?
Yellow: dull yellow eye/yellow skin (p45)
227
Kathy, your bemusement is perfectly reasonable. But you must try and see it __________. (NLMG, p257)
historically
228
by the time they came to consider just how you were __________, well by then it was too late (NLMG, p257)
reared
229
how can you ask such a world to put away that cure, to go back to the ___________ days (NLMG, p257)
dark
230
for a long time you were kept in the _________ (NLMG, p258)
shadows
231
What is the Morningdale Scandal? (NLMG, p258)
A scandal created when the scientist James Morningdale trying to create a superior species of being. This was closed down, but it made the public wary of the clone programme and the clones in general.
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In NLMG, what is the name of the scandal where a scientist tried to create a superior species of being?
The Morningdale Scandal
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Which character in NLMG admits There were times [at Hailsham] Id look down at you all from my study window and Id feel such revulsion (NLMG, p264)
Miss Emily
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There were times [at Hailsham] Id look down at you all from my study window and Id feel such __________ (NLMG, p264)
revulsion
235
How does a change in weather proceed Victor and the monsters reunion?
A storm gathers: The rain was pouring in torrents, and thick mists hid the summits of the mountains (Frank, p75)
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Before Victor and the monster are reunited a storm gathers. What technique is used here by Shelley and why?
Pathetic fallacy. By creating the monster, Victor has tried to usurp nature which now reacts angrily.
237
What are Victors last words to Walton:
seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition (Frank, p166)
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seek happiness in tranquility and avoid __________ (Frank, p166)
ambition
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Who says: seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition (Frank, p166)
These are Victors final words to Walton.
240
How might we consider the character of Justine to be ironically named?
Justine means righteous or fair, yet her fate is neither of these things.
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my workshop of ________ creation (Frank, p43)
filthy
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How does Victor describe his laboratory?
my workshop of filthy creation (Frank, p43)
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When Kathy and Tommy visit Madame and Miss Emily, they find her selling what precious object?
Her bedside cabinet
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How does Miss Emily describe the bedside cabinet she has to sell?
a beautiful object/a wonderful object
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When Kathy and Tommy visit Madame and Miss Emily, they find her selling a precious bedside cabinet. She says she has had it since the days of...?
Hailsham
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Miss Emily having to sell her precious bedside cabinet (that she has had since Hailsham) might symbolise what?
Her giving up the precious ideals of Hailsham
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theres no real sense of _________ and __________ (NLMG, p214)
peace/quiet
248
you can always hear traffic on the big roads beyond the __________ (NLMG, p214)
fencing
249
What setting is being described here?
you can always hear traffic on the big roads beyond the fencing (NLMG, p214)
Kingfield
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a rectangle of overgrown weeds and thistles held in by wire mesh _____________ (NLMG, p274)
fences
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What setting is being described here?
a rectangle of overgrown weeds and thistles held in by wire mesh fences ((NLMG, p274)
Kingsfield
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Who gives Tommy and Kathy Madames address, so they can go and find out about a deferral?
Ruth
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Who is Marie-Claude?
Marie-Claude is Madames real name
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When Kathy and Tommy seek out Madame, they also find Miss Emily - how has her physical condition altered?
She is now in a wheelchair
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Who and what is being referred to here?
we considered her view and concluded she was mistaken (NLMG, p262)
Miss Emily refers to Miss Lucys view that students had to be made more aware (p262)- an opinion Miss Emily and Madame rejected.
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What did William Godwin do when Mary began a relationship with Percy Shelley (who was then already a married man) ?
He disowned Mary, refusing to see her until she and Percy were later married in 1816.
257
What is the The Georgian Era?
It is name of the time period during which Frankenstein was published.
258
What was John Locke and what did he theorise?
An English philosopher who developed the theory of Tabula Rasa (blank slate) suggesting we are all born in a state of innocence.
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Who wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost?
John Milton
260
Who was Luigi Galvani and what did he theorise?
An Italian scientist who suggested (incorrectly) that animal tissue contained a form of electricity.
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When is the word clone first used in NLMG?
After the failed search for Ruths possible.
262
Who was William Godwin?
Mary Shelleys father, a radical thinker and philosopher.
263
What is the significance of Ingolstadt?
It is the city where Victor attends university and an urban environment that represents the corruption of The Industrial Revolution - which was starting when Frankenstein was published.
264
I am resigned to the _______ awaiting me (Frank, p68)
fate
265
Who say: I am resigned to the fate awaiting me (Frank, p68)
Justine (during her trial)
266
Who says I suffered living torture?
Victor during Justines trial (Frank, p63)
267
It was on a _________ night of November
dreary (Frank, p45)
268
What occurs on a dreary night of November (Frank, p45)
Victor animates the monster
269
What does epistolary mean?
A narrative told via letters
270
What does doppelgänger mean?
Double
271
Where do Victors family come from?
Geneva
272
What is Kathys surname?
She doesnt have one, nor do any of the clones. She is simply referred to as Kathy H, which is perhaps done to show how the clones are deprived of a proper human identity.
273
In Frankenstein, who is labelled a catastrophe? (p45)
The monster by Victor - this is from when he first animates him.
