Alejandro+Serna

THE INVISIBLE MAN

1. ”The stranger came early in February.” 1 I’m curious as to why he was arriving. Where did he come from before?

2. “The Invisible Man is coming! The Invisible Man!” 50 This stuck out to me because at this point Griffin almost has this reputation as a vigilante, the Invisible Man.

3. ”This is the Invisible man, then? I guess it’s about time we saw him.” 51 So at this point the police are aware of who the Invisible man is but how many other townspeople are aware of him..

4. “ Listen to reason, will you?” 56 That must be kind of hard to do when an invisible man is found hiding in your room.

5. “Putting the serviette aside and leaning the invisible head on an invisible hand.” 63 Although the reader is aware of all of Griffin's actions, it must be weird for the characters who really have no clue what Griffin is doing.

6. “But a man’s not powdered glass!” “No.” said Griffin. “He’s more transparent.” 65 Woah...this is deep.

7. “The man’s become inhuman. I am as sure he will establish a reign of terror-so soon as has got over the emotions of his escape-as I am sure I am talking to you.” 94 I’m curious as to why the book is named after the invisible man when Dr. Kemp is really the main character. The majority of the story seems to focus on rather than griffin.

8. ...And the game is only beginning. The game is only beginning. There is nothing for it but to start the terror.” 97 At this point in the story, Griffin goes from being an inhumane douche to now being a full blown supervillain. This in many ways shows how much he has changed since his introduction.

9. “And looking where she pointed, everyone saw, faint and transparent as though it was made of glass, so that veins and arteries and bones and nerves could be distinguished, the outline of a hand, a hand limp and prone.” 108 The detail and imagery in this quote stuck with me because it almost seemed as if it belonged in a horror movie and was very creepy.

10. “So ends the story of the strange and evil experiment of the invisible man. And if you would learn more of him you must go to a little inn near Port Stowe and talk to the landlord.” Epilogue I just thought this detail was interesting because it gives off the idea and feeling that the Invisible man is a real person rather than a fictional character.

FRANKENSTEIN

1. “No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me-my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only.” 18 Wait...what? This sounds a little fishy to me.

2. “Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate.” 20 Is he just talking about science?

3. “The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors.” 22 This seems pretty ironic and is a great use of foreshadowing.

4. “My mother was dead, but we had still duties which we ought to perform.” 24 Ok so from what I know, the monster is made in an attempt to bring people back from the dead. Why doesn’t the doctor bring his mother back to life if he eventually does it with the monster.

5. “Remember I am not recording the vision of a madman.” 31 Again with the foreshadowing. I think Dr. Frankenstein is the most well known and widely recognized mad scientist in literature.

6. “ His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips.” 35 The amount of detail used to describe the monster really helps the reader visualize the story.

7. “Justine died; she rested; and I was alive.” 61 I feel like this is the first real moment that Victor realizes his monster is a mistake and is ultimately responsible for the deaths of Justine and William.

8. “You accuse me of murder, and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature.” 69 The monster has a very good point and draws many parallels to victor.

9. “Cursed, cursed creator! 97 I feel like this really sums up Victor's life. Throughout the story death follows him as both friends and family die. The most important death however is his at the hands of his monster.

10. “I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt.” 166 I just thought that this was a really sad but honest way of looking at death.