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Eng. IV Assignments, information
Frankenstein
APE IV due dates, assignments, etc.
Mar. 28 Movie, Gattica or (my choice-- Mary Shelley bio) Begin Frankenstein April 1-Blog April 2 Chapters 1-4, Frankenstein April 3 Chapter 5 and essays in class April 7 Through Chapter 7 April 9 Through Vol II, Chap. I & II April 21 Through Chap. III of VOLUME III Extra credit for your own copy! In-class writing MC practice
APE III due dates and assignments
Arg. Against Nat'l ID Cards, Ques. 3 p. 616, TIA Mar. 24 MC Practice, 5 Steps, p. 247 Mar. 28 Arg. Paper Peer Reviews April 1 April 2-Begin The Things They Carried ACT Prep Course April 4 FINAL DRAFT ARG. PAPER APRIL 7 MAP TESTING April 8-10 TTTC through p 38 April 11 TTTC through p 61 by April 14 APE III TEST MAY 14 Final Book review May
Elizabeth had her fair share of stipidity-she followed him blindly.. But as they say, love is blind..that being said, if someone I was about to marry came to me and said what Victor did, I think I would have demanded an answer right then. There's no way someone would get away with saying that and not explaining it until it was too late.
I agree with the whole 'love is blind' thing. It seemed like Shelley just threw it in there. But, it shows how willing humans are to accept people when their flaws are not visible, like the monster's.
Why did she trust him so blindly? Of course the truth was not even conceivable, but given the murders and his wierdness, son't you think E would have been at least a little concerned about any unspoken truths to be unveiled when it was too late to run?
That whole thing was ridiculous. He didn't want to tell her before they were married because he was afraid she'd leave him. He wanted to lock her to him first, to give himself some kind of security. What a horrible way to do things. How can you ask someone to marry you and then not trust or respect them enough to tell them everything? Shouldn't Mary Anne know what she's getting into before she ties herself to him forever? And why is Mary Anne so friggin trusting? How can she be okay with that? It's absolutely ridiculous.
Well, E wanted to believe in Victor. They had been engaged since childhood, so she probably believed that he would not endanger her in any way. What an idiot.
maybe Shelley wrote Elizabeth as a weak female character who would follow her husband blindly to the ends of the earth because she was taking a stab at women of the time period who refused to become more independant and continued to think inside the box...her mother WAS a feminist and Shelley was an advanced woman in her time...
Or, as a thought, maybe she only sees women as weak female characters. Frankly, I don't buy that Shelley's dead mother influenced Shelley's writing as much as we'd want to believe.
exactly (in reply to ali's comment). they had been together their whole lives. if i was going to marry someone i had known since i was six, i would probably say ok and go with it too. i know that is foolish and stupid and dangerous but you have known these people your whole life and thy never had done anything to hurt you before, why start now?
i really love how somebody actually brought Bella Swan in to the picture. Nice work! anyways... i would probably agree to marry ad go with it too. i mean they've known eachother and have been friends forever. he must be doing something right.
I agree with gimmeguac. I would probably honestly end up marrying and going with it because of the fact that they have known eachother forever. I know that I trusts my friends so so much and I think that with this situation love would make me stupid like big_o_ blond789 said.
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i would just like to point out that Victor is an idiot for assuming that Harold is going to kill him on his wedding night.
that being said,
i pity elizabeth for marrying a spineless idiot.
I LOVE MEATLOAF!!!!
Well, we all know my opinion on weak female characters. Obviously trouble was brewing. Even Bella Swan would have seen the problem with that...
amen, ali...
even Bella isn't that stupid
Elizabeth had her fair share of stipidity-she followed him blindly.. But as they say, love is blind..that being said, if someone I was about to marry came to me and said what Victor did, I think I would have demanded an answer right then. There's no way someone would get away with saying that and not explaining it until it was too late.
P.S. I agree. Meatloaf rocks!
as usual i agree with courtney. i think he was a complete idiot throughout the entire book anyway.
I agree with the whole 'love is blind' thing. It seemed like Shelley just threw it in there. But, it shows how willing humans are to accept people when their flaws are not visible, like the monster's.
Why did she trust him so blindly? Of course the truth was not even conceivable, but given the murders and his wierdness, son't you think E would have been at least a little concerned about any unspoken truths to be unveiled when it was too late to run?
No, he figured he would never have to tell her because the monster would kill him first.
That whole thing was ridiculous. He didn't want to tell her before they were married because he was afraid she'd leave him. He wanted to lock her to him first, to give himself some kind of security. What a horrible way to do things. How can you ask someone to marry you and then not trust or respect them enough to tell them everything? Shouldn't Mary Anne know what she's getting into before she ties herself to him forever? And why is Mary Anne so friggin trusting? How can she be okay with that? It's absolutely ridiculous.
Elizabeth, not Mary Anne.
Well, E wanted to believe in Victor. They had been engaged since childhood, so she probably believed that he would not endanger her in any way. What an idiot.
i just had an idea...
maybe Shelley wrote Elizabeth as a weak female character who would follow her husband blindly to the ends of the earth because she was taking a stab at women of the time period who refused to become more independant and continued to think inside the box...her mother WAS a feminist and Shelley was an advanced woman in her time...
what do you guys think?
That sounds good.
Or, as a thought, maybe she only sees women as weak female characters. Frankly, I don't buy that Shelley's dead mother influenced Shelley's writing as much as we'd want to believe.
exactly (in reply to ali's comment). they had been together their whole lives. if i was going to marry someone i had known since i was six, i would probably say ok and go with it too. i know that is foolish and stupid and dangerous but you have known these people your whole life and thy never had done anything to hurt you before, why start now?
I agree with Ali. I mean I love my mother and all, but there's no way she would influence me to that extreme.
Either love made her stupid or she was in denial.
i really love how somebody actually brought Bella Swan in to the picture. Nice work! anyways... i would probably agree to marry ad go with it too. i mean they've known eachother and have been friends forever. he must be doing something right.
I agree with gimmeguac. I would probably honestly end up marrying and going with it because of the fact that they have known eachother forever. I know that I trusts my friends so so much and I think that with this situation love would make me stupid like big_o_ blond789 said.
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