Frankenstein/ Rime of Ancient Mariner & SUBLIME

                            Das Eismeer (The Sea of Ice), 1823–1824, a painting by Caspar David Friedrich

The painting above depicts a fate that Walden fears but is willing to face, risking his crew's lives in order to fulfill his all-consuming pursuit of fame's immortality. 

After having read these initial letters from the ship's captain to his sister, select a single passage (this may be a single paragraph or several) that you feel best typifies the sublime, then, based on that passage, answer the following questions:

1. In what way does the following image and the passage you selected demonstrate the sublime, specifically as it relates to the setting in Frankenstein?

2. In what way do we see the sublime within "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"? Use textual evidence to support your idea.

3. In both texts, how is nature characterized, and what do the texts suggest A) is man's relationship with nature, and B) about man's relationship with nature SHOULD be?

DUE: FRIDAY

Then, respond to ONE other student, extending and ADDING to the conversation.

DUE: Monday

Frankenstein Letters - Ch 1

Letters:

1. *How does Walton treat the person he finds on the water? What does this suggest are the characteristics of a good friend and what is required to maintain healthy social bonds? What type of friend does Walton seem to be? Does the person he meets on the water seem to reciprocate?
2. What type of relationship does Walton’s seem to have with Margaret based on his letters? Is he a good brother? Why (not)?
3. *Based on Walton’s isolation and longing desire for companionship, what does the text suggest about what individuals need in order to be healthy individuals and human beings?

Chapter 1:

1. What examples of good and parents do we get in Chp 1? Other family members? What makes a good/bad parent or family member? What is a parent’s responsibility toward a child, based on the the text? What evidence suggests this?
2. In what ways does Chapter 1 demonstrate abandonment? What figure in Chapter one seems to parallel Mary Shelley based on her biographical background? How so?

DUE: THURSDAY

Then, respond to ONE other student, extending and ADDING to the conversation.

DUE: MONDAY