San Diego State University Unintentional Effects in Human Natural Order Questions

Write 4-5 sentences answering each question separately. Do not use outside sources because everything you need is attached to this questions

1. What do you think Shelley is commentating on in the novel about nature vs nurture and the difference between Victor’s “childbirth” (and the absence of a woman) and natural childbirth? Is she implying anything about man’s hubris or sense of superiority?
2. Based on the descriptions in chapter four, do you think that Victor’s creature is as monstrous as he describes? How do you think his word choices and language contribute to his creation’s fate as a “monster”?
3. What are the undertones of Victor’s and Elizabeth’s relationship? What role does this play in the overall absence of women in the novel and why do you think Shelley, as a woman, wrote her novel without any strong female characters?