ASSIGNMENT
How might the reader regard the relationship between Victor and the creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein? Considered in simple terms, the relation is one of opposition (i.e., Victor "vs." the creature). But in many places, this binary scheme breaks down as the creature comes to mirror rather than oppose his creator. Write a paper showing how binary oppositions associated with these characters are both established and undercut by Mary Shelley.
DIRECTIONS
-1500 words, NOT including works cited page
-May NOT use outside sources, only Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
-MUST BE ORIGINAL WORK
-Must include Work cited page
-Include 3 in-text citations per paragraph
-Must reference what is italicized below
-Then, in the body paragraphs, you should take up each opposition, one at a time, and demonstrate first how it is established and then how it is eventually undermined by the author.
-Liberal quotations of text AND plot references, not only direct quotes (CITE WITH PAGE NUMBER)
-In other words, to simplify this even further, you're going to argue that Victor and his creature seem very different at the beginning, but become increasingly similar as the plot proceeds. Therefore, you need to identify 2-4 ways in which they initially seem different (2-4 binary oppositions), provide proof of that, and then show how they become similar in the same areas, providing proof of that.
-The in-text citation should look like this: (Marvin and Davis). Or with a signal phrase (As Marvin and Davis point out. . . .), you'd do it like this: ("Understanding Binary Oppositions")