HTRLLAP 2

CHAPTER 21

Harry Potter's Scar

• Harry Potter's scar is a constant reminder of his parent's death and their love
• It also reminds him of his nemesis and why he was put here to live
• The scar is a connection to his past
• Life itself leaves scars on everyone, some visible some not

Frankenstein's Monster

• Symbolizes power of nature
• Creating life out of inanimate objects
• Monster is initially good, when first brought into this world
• Mistreated and disrespected by society
• Anger towards his creator, he turns into the monster everyone thinks he is

THE MONSTER

• The monster is created with his own imperfections; he is put together from human body parts and chemicals
• He is hideous, horrifying to look at, a symbol of Victor himself; he is the real monster
• A Victor is hidden with secrecy, selfishness and his ambition that make him an outsider to society
• These aspects are clearly depicted through the monster and the monster's actions in society

Chapter 22

THE INVISIBLE MAN

• The main character realizes the racial predudice so against him
• Society only sees him as they want to see him
• Society is blinded with limitations of vision based on stereotypes
• The main character concludes to himself that he is INVISIBLE
• The world is filled with blind people who are not able to see his real identity

Invisible man cont.

• Society surrounding him has a symbolic blindness to the realities of life
• Because of this, he is unable to act as himself, and embraces his invisibility
• He literally becomes blind, unable to see himself or the world in any light

CHAPTER 23: IT’S NEVER JUST HEART DISEASE...

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Ms. Dubose

• Ms. Dubose I'll extremely ill with Cancer and in response, is addicted to morphine, to ease her pain
• Her addiction is a symbol of a flame, lame that will never stop burning unless it is put out
• Her morphine addiction allows Jem to realize her morphine addiction is just like the prejudices in the town
• Unless something is done to stop it, it will continue on forever

Foster's Principles: not all illness are created equal; It should be picturesque

• Ms. Dubose's illness was picturesque and much harsher than other diseases
• Her illness lead to her addiction to morphine, which was a symbol of grave danger
• She allowed Jem to make a connection between society and their intentions
• He realized, Ms. Dubose's addiction took a long time for her to come to grips with reality
• He needed to cut the problems off at their roots in order to move on

CHAPTER 25: DON’T READ WITH YOUR EYES

SCENE FROM CHAPTER 4-5: creation of the monster

• Chapters 4-5 in Frankenstein portray a scene in which the monster is created
• Victor is fascinated with the creation of life, studying the human body
• He shows how life is created by use of science and technology
• When the novel was first written this idea would have been viewed as insane
• Now days we see this type of technology and science everyday

the end