Education

One of the many things that I have taken away from this novel is the fact that education has no boundaries and never ends. It is always said that we learn something new every day, which is true. The creature learned from imitation and through the kindness of the DeLacey family, while Victor took a more traditional root. One could argue that a more traditional route is better, however both learned the same material, but in different ways. In this text the creature has to fend for himself in the wilderness and picks up very quickly tactics to survive, Victor was always handed his education. Because the creature was reputed by humans and left to fend for himself, he learned and taught himself, proving that it does not matter where you learn or how you learn something, but it is what you do with it that matters. Victor used his education to create something that was never created before that ended up killing his whole family. The creature that was viewed as a monster used his education to try and use reason and conviction to make Victor understand him, he had no intentions of hurting anyone. Both of these men used their educations for something different even though they had opposite approaches to learning. Thus showing that no matter where education takes place it carries you and is vital component in your life. (Charlotte Jeffrey)

Education

(Bianca Chiappelloni)

The creature and Victor are educated in very different ways, emphasizing the effects of culture on education and the effects knowledge has on society. Both protagonists show how society has affected their education and both act accordingly. Victor learns in a very narrow-minded way and is therefore unable to live in society. Culture has been unable to affect his studies and for that reason he becomes very isolated. The creature, in a dissimilar way, is educated by society. He tries to break out of his “otherness” and endeavors to learn to be like a human; culture has an impact on him that makes him yearn to be knowledgeable. The education of the creature is more likable and more realistic. This picture shows the effects of culture on education, and the effects educaiton has on culture. It can be furthermore connected to the relationship the creature and Victor have with each other. Both beings are affected by one another's actions and decisions. (Isabelle Jeffrey) Mary Shelley suggests that education shapes a person and paves the roadmap of their live. She also explicitly proves that learning has absolutely no boundaries. (Marissa) What is the Creature learning? What is his course of study? What is his curriculum? (pp.80-81) What is Mary Shelley’s purpose in presenting these different ways of learning…. Compare and contrast….reflect upon your own “curriculum and course of study…. Languages, Greek, Latin Choices: aristocrat enthusiastic Isolated __ University education at Ingolstadt __ Classical education Science Natural philosophy Chemistry Electricity Supernatural Teachers: Krempe ugly, natural philosophy/Waldman- chemistry, galvanism Alchemy: Cornelius Agrippa/Paracelsus (Friends): Henry: poetry, language, clarity, open-mindedness, Elizabeth: compassion, communication, practical, naturalist, wants Ernest to study farming and agriculture Methods: books, direct contact with teachers Krempe/Waldman, Labs, classes, Ingolstadt observation Self education à home His curriculum is self-selected, just what he wants Aristocrat: high socio-economic status Reading Abstract A shallow thinker, he lacks methods and systems Lacks collaboration Possibly obsessive || Isolated Tabula rasa baby-man Humanity in general, anthropology Social sciences Philosophy Theology Ethics/ethical responsibility Ethics: values And so he has an ethical character and personality Language and value of communication: speaking, vocabulary, writing materials, Arabic “Protectors” ~ Indirect mentors Poetry: //Paradise Lost// (1667), epic of the biblical story of Genesis, which becomes an important intertext of the novel. "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay / To mould me man? Did I solicit thee / From darkness to promote me?--," from book 10, is quoted as the epigraph. One of the books the creature reads. The creature is caught between innocence|evil: like Adam he is "apparently united by no link to any other being in existence," but as an outcast and wretch he often considers "Satan as the fitter emblem" of his condition. Victor Frankenstein, too, is at once God, as he is the monster's creator, but also like Adam, an innocent child, and like Satan, the rebellious over-reacher and vengeful fiend. History Book: //Ruins of Empires//: politics, government cultures, religions, contest between good and evil, man’s tendency to be evil Defects of men: murder, deceit, deception, power humankind’s preoccupation with status/class – wealth/$ Sociology/social relations Social aspects of living Importance of appearances how to adapt Methods:books, indirect learning from mentors, observations, 5 senses, learning from experience, by doing, trial and error Manners, human relationships, gender, family relationships, children, love, emotions Survival tactics: Pain, comfort, shelter, food, taste, service to others Social issues: prison, justice system, poverty, social ills, social injustice Nature of Knowledge, its destructiveness Nature and its power Music The power of man, and his own position in the world His identity Self-reflection? Who am I? Where do I fit in? With whom can I belong? || Education in the Delacy Family (christina Paolicelli)
 * Victor: Studying/Reading/Experiments || Creature: learning through experience/Doing ||
 * __ Primary education __ : At home, manners, social behavior, ethical behavior, right and wrong, language acquisition