English 11B
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allusion | reverence to noun in history |
| motif | ties symbol to the theme |
| climax | Turning point in story |
| gothic novel | story with mystery and supernatural horror |
| dues ex machina | at the end |
| irony | when what actually occurs is the opposite of what is expected |
| parallelism | similarity between two directions, tendencies, or characters |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| enervate | sap the strength of; weaken |
| beguile | to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; also, to amuse or charm |
| laconic | quiet; of few words; terse |
| bumptious | pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive |
| ameliorate | to make better, improve |
| mendacity | a lie; a false statement |
| assiduous | persistent; diligent; attentive to detail |
| concede | admit reluctantly; yield |
| Prometheus | god that gave fire to humans against Zeus; will |
| Robert Walton | man the Frankenstein meets and tells his story to. He is writing letters to his sister about his journey to the North Pole. |
| Margaret Saville | Walton's sister |
| Victor Frankenstein | the protagonist and narrator of the majority of the story. He is telling his story to Walton. He creates a monster out of dead body parts |
| Alphonse Frankenstein | Victor's father; kind towards his son and tries to cheer him up |
| Caroline Frankenstein | Victor's mother; dies after takes care of Elizabeth while Elizabeth has the scarlet fever. |
| Elizabeth Lavenza/Frankenstein | Victor's adopted cousin that he marries |
| Ernest Frankenstein | Victor's youngest brother; only one that survives at the end |
| William Frankenstein | Victor's younger brother that is the first to be killed by the creature |
| Henry Clerval | Victor's best friend; nurses him back to health after Victor creates the monster, but the monster later kills Henry |
| Justine Moritiz | young girl adopted into the Frankenstein household while Victor grew up; She is blamed and executed for William's murder, which was actually committed by the creature |
| The creature | eight-foot-tall, ugly creation of Victor; tries to be a human, but people are scared ofhim, so he turns to murder to get revenge against his creator |
| The DeLaceys (Oldman, felix, Agatha, Safie) | family of peasants that the creature watches to learn how to speak and interact with others; he reveals himself for friendship but instead gets a beating |
| Ralph | the protagonist that tries to build a civilization |
| Piggy | chubby, whiny, and intelligent young boy that stays by Ralph's side |
| Simon | shy, sensitive boy that does not do much wrong |
| Roger | sadistic and cruel boy who helps Jack out |
| Samneric | twins treated as one person; first to see "beast from the air?" |
| Parachutist | military person that jumped out of his plane and died, leaving his dead body to roam the island |
| littluns | little boys on the island that are not known to be able to do much |
| percival | one of the smallest boys; repeats his name and address, but later forgets it, symbolizing the lacking of domestic impulse |
| When Ralph is elected chief how does Jack react? | Jack is very upset, but pretends he isn't |
| How does the signal fire get started? By whom? | Piggy's glasses; Ralph |
| Simon's response to the idea of a beast | The beast lies within people |
| What does Simon's death represent | sacrifice and loss of innocence |
| Why does Jack impale the sow's head on a stick | to please the beast |
| fire | represents a sense of security, hope, power, then a weapon |
| Piggy's glasses | represents a tool for rescue, tool to see, sciencd and technology |
| what is the sign that "came down from the world of grownups?" | parachutist that jumped out of the plane |
| What is dramatic irony? | when readers know more than characters |
| Why is Piggy not afraid of Jack? | He believes Ralph will protect him |
| What does is symbolize when the conch breaks? | the loss of civilization |
| What is ironic about the end when they are rescued? | Jack never wanted to be rescued, but he starts the fire that gets them rescued |
| What happened to Justine? | she was accused of William's murder and hung |
| Why does Frankenstein tell his story to Walton? | He wants Walton to learn from his mistakes |
| Victor feels responsible for these people's death | William, Justine, Henry, and Elizabeth |
| Why did Mary Shelly write Frankenstein? | To explain the dangers of becoming obsessed with one goal in life |
| What was Victor studying while in school? | natural science and anatomy |
| What does Henry study? | languages and cultures |
| Why does the creature tell his story to Victor? | he is trying to get sympathy |
| dynamic characters in Frankenstein | victor and the creature |
| Turning point in Frankenstein | Elizabeth's death |
| Why does Walton send letters to is his sister? | He is lonely; he feels he is above his crew |
| Why does Victor start hunting the creature? | he has nothing else to live for |
| why does the creature leave clues to his location? | he wants Victor to follow him; he wants to spend the rest of his life becoming friends with Victor |
| Why is the creature heading north? | the less people there are in a place, the more likely Victor and him will become close |
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