monsters and madness frankenstein

ENG 1A—Fall 2020–A. HernandezResearch

Paper Timeline1. : Friday, November 27​th​ : Research Outline is due (this due date is flexible, but I wouldrecommend submitting sometime around this date so that you don’t fall too far behind)The outline should be structured EXACTLY like this. Copy and paste this into a document and fill it in,starting with the thesis and body paragraph topic sentences. I want the research to be one of the lastthings that you do.:

Intro Paragraph:1.Hook =2. Summary/main overall ideas (3-4 sentences):3. Thesis (this can be a “3 point” thesis, like we’ve done so far, or you can practice a “singlepoint” thesis like I mentioned in one of the Week 9 lectures):Body Paragraphs:A.Body Paragraph 11. First sentence: Main idea/argument for 1st body paragraph ​(1​st​ listed idea in yourthesis if using a “3 point” thesis)2. specific quote from the book to support idea3. analysis of quote (why is this quote important? How does it prove my paragraph’sargument?)4. specific quote from an article in the PCC databases5. analysis of quoteB. Body Paragraph 21. First sentence: Main idea/argument for 2nd body paragraph ​(2​nd​ listed idea in yourthesis if using a “3 point” thesis)2. specific quote from the book to support idea3. analysis of quote (why is this quote important? How does it prove my paragraph’sargument?)4. specific quote from an article in the PCC databases5. analysis of quoteC.Body Paragraph 31. First sentence: Main idea/argument for 3​rd​ body paragraph ​(3rd listed idea in yourthesis if using a “3 point” thesis).2. specific quote from the article to support idea3. analysis of quote (why is this quote important? How does it prove my paragraph’sargument?)4. specific quote from an article in the PCC databases5. analysis of quote

Conclusion:1. overview of thesis, topics discussed, identify importance

**You might have/need more than 3 body paragraphs; I would recommend 3-4 total bodyparagraphs***

2. Tuesday, December 1​st​-Wednesday, December 9​th​ : Optional Rough Drafts can be turned inany time after you’ve carefully reviewed my outline feedback.

3. Thursday, December 10​th​: Final Drafts DueThese are due the class day of the semester. I will post grades onto Canvas so that you can know howyou did on this within a few days.

Throughout popular culture, many do not approach the concept of Frankenstein with accuracy; if you were to ask most people, they would argue that “[…] ‘Frankenstein’ tends to evoke not the unfortunate overreaching young scientist Victor Frankenstein but his hideous creation” (Brooks 369). This is because Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the monstrous conflict concerning one man’s obsession with control and overcoming death through scientific inquiry; the true monster may be Victor Frankenstein after all. How are madness, obsession, and ultimately narcissism demonstrated in the novel thus far? Who is the true monster and why? I want you to construct a specific argument concerning this overall concept of monsters and madness, and this argument will then need to be substantiated by examples from the text and outside research.

Some example questions you may ask during the brainstorming process include:

What is the psychology of the characters like? Are they driven to madness?

Is Victor Frankenstein’s torment all within his own mind? Is he the true monster?