Prose - Key Terms

Galvanism

Using electricity to animate life

…and The Modern Prometheus

The full title of the novel that mirrors Victor as stealing the spark of life

The Sublime

Used to describe nature that evokes both awe and terror, mirroring the internal state of the characters

Frame narrative - Russian Doll

Narratives within narratives

• Walters letters containing Victors story that contains the Creatures story

Doppelganger

Creature being Victors shadow, or rather a manifestation of his darker self

Hamartia

Fatal Flaw

Hubris

Excessive pride, usually followed by a downfall

Euphemism

Clones use sanitized language such as ‘donations', ‘completion’

‘Told but Not Told’

Central concept where guardians give students information they can’t fully process in order to ensure compliance

Unreliable Narrator

• Kathy is subjective and sometimes omits truth, forcing the reader to interpret what she misses

• Walton admires Victor and holds him highly

Bildungsroman

Coming of age story focusing on the psychological growth of characters (children to completion in NLMG)

Commodification

Treatment like that of products rather than human beings with agency

Memento Mori

Objects or motifs that remind characters