高中英语复习Frankenstein.pptVIP

Welcome to my class! 安师大附外 俞慧乙 Look at some posters . Lead- in Warm-up: What kind of film do they belong to ? A scientist creates a monster It was made into a film in 1931,and the film is still the most famous one of all horror films The style of the novel Gothic Science Fiction Author--Mary Shelley Mary Shelley （1797-1891）is the second wife of the famous Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Because of the first Science fiction(科幻小说） Frankenstein, she is regarded as the mother of Science fiction. Major works The Omega Man 《最后一个人》 The Eternal 《永生者》 Mary Shelley?( 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, and?travel writer, best known for her?Gothic novel?Frankenstein?(1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the?Romantic poet?and philosopher?Percy Shelley. ? Until the 1970s, Mary Shelley was known mainly for her efforts to publish Percy Shelleys works and for her novel?Frankenstein, which remains widely read and has inspired many film adaptations Background ： Author Mary traveled around Europe with Percy Shelly and another poet, Lord Byron. One night, Byron announced:“ We will each write a ghost story.” Then Mary began to write Frankenstein. Frankenstein was published in 1818. But the sad life story told by the monster has often been ignored in film productions of the book. Four Basic Elements of English Novel: Character(人物), Plot（情节）, Setting（环境）, Theme（主题） Task Ⅰ: The story is told by three people. Order the five parts of the story. Conclusion: Captain Walton b) Development of story: Victor Frankenstein c) The monster’s story d) Introduction: Captain Walton e) Background to the story: Victor Frankenstein Part Ⅰ Part Ⅱ Part Ⅲ Part Ⅳ Part Ⅴ Task Ⅱ: Read the story , then fill in the character relationship structure. Main characters: Victor Frankenstein The Monster Cr