典范英语10弗莱克斯坦问题思考.ppt

Frankenstein,朱蓓蕾编辑,TheTitleandItsMeaning,.ThefulltitleofthenovelisFrankenstein:ortheNewPrometheus（普罗米修斯）.ItcomparesVictorFrankenstein,totheGreekgodPrometheus.PrometheuswasthesonofthegodsIapetus（拉匹特斯）andClymene（水泽仙女克吕墨斯）,bothTitans（泰坦巨神）.TheTitans,ledbyCronos（克洛诺斯）,weretheoriginalrulersoftheuniverse;theywerelateroverthrownbytheOlympians（奥林匹斯山神）,ledbyZeus（宙斯）.ThenamePrometheuswasformedfromtheGreekpro(before)andmethes(thinking);thus,hisnamemeansforethought（先见之明）.,Heisassociatedwiththecreationofmanfromearthandwater.AftertheOlympiansbecamethesupreme（最高级）rulersoftheuniverse,Prometheuscontinuedtolookoutforthewelfareofhumanbeings.Thus,whenthetimecametosacrificeanimalstotherulingOlympians,Prometheusreservedthechoicest（最精选的）partsofanimalsformanandthefatandbonesfortheOlympians.Zeus,thekingoftheOlympians,eventuallydiscoveredwhatwasgoingon.Inretaliation（报复）,hewithheld（扣留）firefromman.Fire,ofcourse,wasessentialforprovidingwarmth,makingtools,cookingfood,andotherlife-sustainingactivities.Inturn,PrometheusstolefirefromZeusandreturnedittoman.ZeusthenpunishedPrometheusbychaininghimtoarockonMountCaucasus（高加索）andsendingdownaneagletofeedconstantlyonPrometheussliver（肝脏）.,BecausePrometheuswasimmortal(永生）,hisliverrestored（重生）itselfeverytimetheeagleateofit.Thus,Prometheussufferedunrelenting,everlastingtorture.Zeusdeclared,however,thathewouldreleasePrometheusifPrometheusdisclosedtohimknowledgehehadofaplotagainstZeus.ButPrometheusdefiantlyrefusedtodoso.Ultimately,HerculesfreedPrometheus.ThecomparisonofFrankensteintoPrometheusisapt,forthreereasons.First,likePrometheus,Frankensteinbecameacreator.Second,Frankensteinalsodefied（挑衅）heaven,forinmakingthemonsterheusurped（篡权）powerreservedforheavenalone.Third,Frankensteinsufferedgreatlyforthisdefiance.Ultimately,deathfreedhim.,1.WhatinspiredVictorFrankensteintocreatealivingbody?Andwhatwasthesymbolicmeaningofthemonster?,Theflashoflightning,plantsandcreaturesinnatureaswellashismothersdeathpushedhimtoresearchonthesecretoflifeandcreatealivingbody.Thereforethemonsterrepresentsover-scienceandover-technology.However,itisdoomedtobe(注定）afailurewithoutconsiderationofhumanity.,Criticalthinking,2.IfyouwereFrankensteinsfriendandhadfoundhisnervousness,whatwouldyoudo?,IwouldfollowhimandobservehimuntilIfindoutthecauseofhisnervousnessifhewouldnttellmestraight.ThenIwouldtalktohimandmakeaproperplanagainstthemonster.AtleastIwouldequipmyselfwithaguninordertodefendmyselffrombeingkilledorprotecthisfamilyfrombeingmurdered.Moreover,wecouldworktogethertocatchthemonsterandthrowhimintoprison.IfIfeelitbeyondourpower,Iwouldseekhelpfromthepolice.,IfMrdeLarceyhadbeentoldallthemonstersstory,wouldhepersuadehisfamilymemberstoacceptthemonster?Giveyourreasonswhetheryouranswerisyesorno.,Mypersonalansweris“no”.EvenifMr.deLarceyhadmercyonthemonster,hisfirstprinciplewouldbetokeephisbelovedonesfrombeingdisturbedbyanuglystrongcreatedcreature.,WhatdidthemonsterwanttotellFrankensteinbymurderingallhisdearestones?,ThemonsterfirstkilledhisbrotherEarnestandthenhisfriendHenryClervalandatlasthiswould-bewifeElizaberthinordertotellVictorFrankensteinthathefeltlonelyandmiserablewithoutfriendsandcompanionsbecauseofhisuglinessandunpleasantappearance.sohedemandedVictortocreateafemaleashiscompanion.Andifhecouldntkeephispromiseandtakeresponsibilityforhisproblem,hewouldrevengehimbymurdereingmore.,1.WhethershouldFrankensteincreateamateforhismonster?,Victorstruggledalotwhetherheshouldcreateamateforhismonster.Inordertokeephispromiseandrealizethemonstershope,VictortravelledfartoScotlandandcollectedthenecessarymaterialstocreateanotherone.laterheabandonedhisplanatthethoughtofthewould-becreaturethatwouldcausemoretragedies.Forexample,thenewly-createdladywoulddisliketheunpleasantappearanceofthemonsterandshewoulddemandhimtocreateamorehandsomeguyforhim.Inthatcase,hislifewouldhavemorerisks.,2.Therearethreestory-tellersinthenovel,whoarethey?Whoisthelastlistener?Andwhatwouldhedointheend?,VictorFrankenstein,themonsterandCaptainWalton.CaptainWalton,Iguess,wouldgiveupsailingnorthertotheNorthPolebecausehecametorealizeVictorslessonthathewastotallyaloserbecauseofhisstubbornpassionforhispursuitofscienc