The Irreverent Classics Study Guide: Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus

The complete, unabridged 1831 text of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein — paired with 96 original discussion questions for students, homeschoolers, and book clubs.

A brilliant young scientist assembles a living being from dead matter, then flees in horror from what he has made. Abandoned and alone, the creature learns to speak, to read, and to hate — and comes back for the man who gave him life and then turned away. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most-taught novels in the world, and one of the most argued-over: a story about ambition, responsibility, isolation, and what we owe to what we create.

This annotated study edition gives you Shelley's full 1831 text — the revised edition most commonly taught — then adds four discussion questions after every chapter grouping: 96 in all.

This annotated study edition includes:

• The complete, unabridged 1831 text (the revised, most-taught edition)
• 96 original discussion questions — four after each section
• Questions written for grades 8–12, homeschool curriculum, AP English prep, and literature circles
• A clean, readable layout with full table of contents

The questions press on the novel's hardest problems: is Victor or the creature the real monster; whether a being can be born innocent and made evil by rejection; the ethics of creation and abandonment; and how much misery can excuse. Ideal for a high school or homeschool English unit, a science-and-ethics discussion, an AP reading, or a book club.

Part of The Irreverent Classics Study Guide series — complete classic texts paired with original discussion questions. Questions by Hoyt Fischbeck.