Hero's Journey
Archetypes
Frankenstein
Critical Reading Lenses
Vocab
100

What is the ordinary world?

Where the hero starts

100

Who is the courageous figure that saves the day?

hero

100

Who is writing letters at the beginning of the novel?

Captain Walton

100

Which lens?

Read critically by analyzing character archetypes and or narrative formats, such as the hero’s journey, that are repeated in other works, in other time periods, or in other parts of the world.

Archetypical Lens

100

Which of the following means jolly?

Jovial, Mercurial, Cyclopean

Jovial

200

Which part of the journey has the inciting incident where the hero is presented with a challenge?

Ordeal

Road Back

Meeting the Mentor

Call to Action

Call to Action
200

Who is the teacher for the hero?

Mentor

200

Who was accused of killing William?

Justine

200

Which lens?

Read critically by analyzing how gender plays a role in the interpretation of a text.

Gender Lens

200

Which one means: Exaggerated pride or self confidence, often leading to one’s downfall.

Stoic

Hubris

Hedonist

Onus

Hubris

300

Explain what "Refusal of the Call" means.

AMV

300

Which character is always cunning, foolish, or both?

Trickster

300

How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankenstein family?

She was the daughter of Alphonse Frankenstein’s dead sister.

300


Which lens?

Read critically by looking at biblical allusions and connections to religious truth, biblical stories, or ideas.

Religous Lens

300

Which one means: Someone or something intended to defeat of subvert from within, usually by deceptive means.

Achilles's Heel

Pandora's Box

Trojan Horse

Spartan




Trojan Horse

400
In what step of the journey does the hero confront his great fear?


Reward

Ordeal

Resurrection

Road Back

Ordeal

400

Who calls the hero to action?

Herald

400

What two major life events happened to Victor Frankenstein when he was 17?

His mother died and he went to the university at Ingolstadt to study.

400

Which lens?

Read critically by analyzing how class systems and wealth play a role in the interpretation of the text.

socio-economical lens

400

What does draconian mean?

Cruel, severe, harsh

500

Which step is this? 

The hero returns home with something—his

reward, love, wisdom, new knowledge or

experiences that will be useful to his

community someday. (3 words)

Return with Elixir

500

Who is the character(s) who are lesser minions to the villain?

Threshold Guardians

500

Where did Frankenstein meet his creature?

On Mount Montavert

500

Which lens?

Read critically analyzing the text without consideration or knowledge of outside influences like background or historical information. This lens focuses on word choice and text structure.  Used on AP exams a lot. 

New Criticism Lens

500

What does catharsis mean?

Emotional relief