Week Twenty-one Assignment

¾-6/2008

1. Read and Respond:

& Rest from your reading!

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2. Vocabulary:

1. Misnomer: A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or to an object.

2. Narcissist: One who is excessively preoccupied with himself; an extremely self-centered person.

3. Nirvana: An ideal condition of harmony, stability, or joy.

4. Non sequitur: A statement that does not follow logically from the one that precedes it.

5. Nouveau riche: Characterized by newly acquired wealth, especially when it is flaunted.

6. Oblivion: The condition of being completely forgotten; a condition of total forgetfulness.

7. Ogle: To stare at something, especially in a desirous or impertinent manner.

8. Panacea: A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

9. Paradox: A statement that seems to contradict itself but that nonetheless may be true.

10. Peevish: Discontented or irritable.

3. Write:

A. Write a short essay (500 words) in which you describe and discuss the character of the monster. Consider the question of his nature: is he Evil? Is he a victim? Is he Good? Can he be either Evil or Good? Why or why not??? Is he something other than Evil or Good? (Due March 6).

B. Write an essay in which you discuss the character of Victor Frankenstein. Describe him—his intellectual and spiritual qualities as well as his ambition. Consider the question of his character—what is his sin? Does he ever find redemption? How? (Due March 13).