Frankenstein:  Critical History
Quote Incorporation Exercise

Read over the following paragraph. Select two quotes from the "Critical History of Frankenstein" (F 237-61) and place them in the paragraph where they would best support the claims being made.  Be prepared to explain the reasons behind the choices you make.
 

 In the last thirty-five years, critical consideration of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein  has taken a distinctive turn away from a biographical approach toward more political and historical approaches.  Essentially, the three most common approaches taken by more contemporary critics fall into three categories:  psychoanalytic, feminist, and cultural studies.  Psychoanalytic criticism incorporates the theories developed by Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan, among others, to explore the underlying motivations of Mary Shelley herself, as well as the characters in the novel, especially Victor Frankenstein.  Feminist criticism focuses on the roles of women in the novel and their relationships to the men. Most criticism in this field focus on Elizabeth Lavenza, Caroline Beaufort, and Safie as the primary female characters.  Cultural studies criticism focuses most especially on movie adaptation of the novel, but also can consider issues of scientific discovery and reproductive technologies.
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