Male Characters
The Jackal, a depressed alcoholic lawyer who ultimately finds redemption in sacrificing his life to save the people he has grown to love in Tale of Two Cities.
Sydney Carton
Follows Raskolnikov to Siberia where she is seen as an angel by all the other prisoners at the work camp.
Sonya
This theme plays a crucial role in Raskolnikov's eventual redemption and is shown to be the only way to truly atone for things people have done.
Suffering
A renowned Russian novelist, philosopher, and journalist, considered one of the greatest literary figures in world literature.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The murder weapon used by Raskolnikov to kill Alyona and Lizaveta.
An Axe
The ambitious scientist in Frankenstein who creates the creature, driven by a desire to conquer death, but ultimately faces the destructive consequences of his obsession.
Victor Frankenstein
The old, greedy pawnbroker who Raskolnikov decides to murder for unclear and changing reasons.
Alyona Ivanovna
These theme is introduced at the very beginning of Tale of Two Cities when a character is quite literally "Recalled to Life"
Resurrection
A celebrated English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era. Known for his vivid characters, rich storytelling, and keen observations of social injustice.
Charles Dickens
How Sydney Carton saves Charles Darnay from the Guillotine and finally completes his redemption
Switches Places with Him
Victor Frankenstein’s childhood friend, whose loyalty and compassion provide emotional support throughout Victor’s turmoil.
Henry Clerval
The golden thread, who provides a sense of hope and stability to the men in her life throughout Tale of Two Cities.
Lucie Manette
These theme is shown to be a key factor in the moral & emotional decline of both Victor Frankenstein & the creature.
Isolation
An English novelist best known for writing a groundbreaking work that is considered one of the earliest science fiction novels.
Mary Shelley
The Creature's one and only request from Victor Frankenstein to help end his isolation
a bride/girlfriend/female
A French nobleman who renounces his title and is saved from the guillotine at the end of Tale of Two Cities.
Charles Darnay
A ruthless and vicious French revolutionary who seeks the deaths of the entire Evremonde family line in revenge for her sister & brother deaths.
Madame Defarges
This theme is exemplified by Sydney Carton's final act of switching places with Charles Darnay and going to the Guillotine.
Sacrifice
Author of another one of the Great Hearts classics you may have read during your time here..."A Christmas Carol"
Charles Dickens
An unlikely hero in Tale of Two Cities who ends up accidently killing Madame Defarges in a struggle.
Miss Pross
The narrator of the letters in Frankenstein who is driven by the desire for scientific discovery, ultimately encountering Victor Frankenstein during an expedition to the North Pole.
Robert Walton
Victor Frankenstein's cousin and eventual fiancée, who represents innocence and love, but becomes a tragic victim of the creature’s revenge.
Elizabeth Lavenza
This theme plays a key role is symbolizing characters moods and inner thoughts in Frankenstein.
Nature
Author of a Great Hearts classic you will be reading during your senior year here..."The Brothers Karamazov"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The act the results on The Creature getting shot and ultimately turning him once and for all against humanity
Saving the drowning girl