Outline An In Depth Look at Frankenstein
1) Introduction
a) Hook - "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities." Josiah Charles Stamp
b) Thesis - In the Gothic novel Frankenstein, Shelley shows the reader how the human desire to acquire and utilize knowledge and technology can be a double edged sword for humanity, and if not utilized carefully and responsibly, can harm and possibly destroy us.
2) Biographical Information
a) Birth - August 30 1797 in London, England
b) Death - February 1, 1851 in London, England
c) Highlights well educated poet and novelist, married Percy Bysshe Shelley
3) Plot Summary
a) Opens with the letters of Captain Robert Walton to his sister
b) Victor Frankenstein born in wealthy household
c) Frankenstein, because of his love of science, produces a monstrous creature
d) Monster rejected by creator, later rejected by other humans
e) Monster becomes hateful, begins spree of......
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