Frankenstein Socratic Seminar #1 (1st Period) by Miss Tillman https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6 **MAKE SURE TO LOGIN. ALL ANONYMOUS POSTS WILL BE DELETED.** 1. Add up your questions from your white cards. 2. Answer at least 7 questions posed by Miss Tillman and your peers. Answers should be specific and referential to your book. 3. Respond to at least 5-6 answers given by your peers (to agree, or disagree, to add more proof, or turn the conversation to another facet the question opens up). 4. Where and when possible, use text evidence (quote/page number/chapter), to be able to backup where your answer comes from/what information your opinion is based on. en-us 2019-03-07 11:59:17 UTC 2025-11-13 18:53:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338809515 Frankenstein has many elements of a horror story. What strategies and devices does Shelley use to make the story scary? How does Shelley go beyond the usual horror story elements to focus on characters and the differences between their behaviors, beliefs and values? ]]> 2019-03-07 12:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338809515 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338809730  
What purpose is served by having Robert Walton tell Victor's story? 
]]> 2019-03-07 12:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338809730 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810393 Scholars sometimes use Frankenstein as an argument against scientific technology that creates life forms; others argue that it is not technology itself but the use to which it is put that presents an ethical problem. What is Shelley's position? What is your position? ]]> 2019-03-07 12:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810393 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810471 One of the novel's tragedies is the inability of characters to recognize the humanity of the creature. What qualities make us human? Which of these qualities does the creature possess? What qualities does he not have? ]]> 2019-03-07 12:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810471 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810832 What does The Creature want from Frankenstein? Is it truly only one thing?  ]]> 2019-03-07 12:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338810832 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338811081 What role does physical appearance play in this novel?  ]]> 2019-03-07 12:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338811081 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338811147 How crucial is society’s acceptance/rejection of the Creature?  ]]> 2019-03-07 12:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338811147 MissTillmanSEA https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338812601 Mary Shelley references several texts in her book (The Inferno, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Paradise Lost, Sorrows, and so on). Why does she does she do this? Why is it books she scatters through her tale instead of, say, music/art/etc?]]> 2019-03-07 12:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338812601 Victor knows that creating the monster was a disaster, if he would've come about the monster differently (actually love him) would things be different. madelynne_galindo https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891434 2019-03-07 15:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891434 bridget_berry https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891445 Why doesnt Victor end the monster instead of threatening him?]]> 2019-03-07 15:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891445 nathanielferrill https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891466 Why is Frankenstein's creature deemed a monster?]]> 2019-03-07 15:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891466 Why is Victor running from the monster? loren_blackburn https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891794 2019-03-07 15:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891794 nathanielferrill https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891907 If Victor had loved and cared for his creation, would William have died? ]]> 2019-03-07 15:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891907 What kind of books did Victor like to read? paloma_rodriguez1 https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891946 2019-03-07 15:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338891946 How would the cottagers react if they knew the intellect of The Creature? loren_blackburn https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892591 2019-03-07 15:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892591 ernest_medrano https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892691 What is the relationship between victor and the monster? ]]> 2019-03-07 15:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892691 Will the cottagers be able to get over the monsters appearance madelynne_galindo https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892755 2019-03-07 15:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892755 bridget_berry https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892822 Why doesn't Victor stop and think about the repercussions when creating the monster?]]> 2019-03-07 15:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892822 nathanielferrill https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892954 If you had the technology, would you follow in Victor's steps and bring back a life]]> 2019-03-07 15:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892954 christopher_gamez https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892956 How is the initial introduction of victor an allusion to his character as a whole ]]> 2019-03-07 15:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338892956 Why doesn't Victor ever give the creature a name? paloma_rodriguez1 https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338893318 2019-03-07 15:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338893318 christopher_gamez https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894009 How is Victor's connection to his monster reminiscent to his life?]]> 2019-03-07 15:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894009 ernest_medrano https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894109 Is the monsters intellect enough for him to conform to society?

]]> 2019-03-07 15:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894109 What is the monster supposed to represent? loren_blackburn https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894576 2019-03-07 15:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338894576 salove_guerra https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338898492 What is the monster willing to do to escape victor? 

How is the monster going to integrate into society, and what will he do if the people find out what he really is?]]> 2019-03-07 15:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/338898492 How is Henry the link between Victor and Society? bridget_berry https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/346150175 2019-03-28 14:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/MissTillmanSEA/hka8cay6a2h6/wish/346150175