Grant Scott "Victor's Secret: Queer Gothic in Lynd Ward's Illustrations to Frankenstein (1934)"

• In what ways, according to Scott, do Ward's engravings "confirm our sense that Ward is exploring a psychological  space more in keeping with the Gothic terrain of Mary Shelley's novel" (401)?

• What, according to Scott, was Peake's "most important departure from the original novel" in Presumption?

• What contrasts does Scott find between the two engravings from the 1831 Frankenstein?

• What, according to Scott, is the relationship for  Ward among homoeroticism, socialism,  and race in the 1930s?

• What distinction does Scott find between Shelley's and Ward's portrayals of the Creature in his first encounter with Victor?

• How does this distinction relate to the discussion of Victor's dream?

• What, for Scott, is the significance of Ward's use of oversized hands?

• In what ways, according to Scott, does Ward's depiction of Victor and the Creature's encounter in Geneva compare with that of their first encounter?

• Explain Scott's discussion of the consideration of  class conflict in modern queer theory.

• What significance does Scott find in Ward's use of shielded faces in his engravings?

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• Explain Scott's comparison of Ward's portrayal of the Creature with those of Caliban and the Tahitians in Gauguin's paintings.

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• Explain Scott's discussion of runaway slaves  on this page.

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• Explain Scott's discussion of Ward's depiction of Felix's attacking of the Creature.

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• Explain Scott's claims about Ward's depiction of the murder of William.

• What, according to Scott, does Justine represent in the novel?

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• Explain Scott's discussion of Ward's depiction of Safie's father.

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• How, according to Scott, does the Creature assume "the status of a ghost in Ward's narrative" (438)?

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• Explain Scott's discussion of Ward's depiction of the dead Elizabeth.

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• Explain Scott's discussion of Ward's depiction of homoerotic tensions in the novel.