1. How is science portrayed in Frankenstein? Consider that this book was written in the midst of vast scientific advances and the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Are we living in a similar period today? What contemporary issues seem based on Frankenstein’s-monster-type fears? (Try googling “Frankenfood” for some ideas.)
2. At its heart, Frankenstein is interested in the question of nature vs. nurture: are people blank slates that are formed by experiences and environment, or are we born with certain traits—like being evil? What does the book/film seem to suggest?
3. What’s the point of the frame narrative? Why do we begin and end with Robert Walton searching for the North Pole?
