PART A: The full title of Mary Shelley’s novel is Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus.
The subtitle refers to Prometheus, a mythological figure who symbolizes both the nobility of
the quest for knowledge and the danger of overreaching in that quest. In the passage from
Frankenstein, how do the two ideas symbolized by Prometheus interact and build on one
other?
A. R. W. possesses advanced geographic knowledge as a result of his explorations,
but he has sacrificed personal happiness to gain that knowledge.
B. R. W. believes firmly in his ability to achieve his goals, but he is challenged by the
natural world he seeks to conquer.
C. R. W. is extremely educated about his surroundings, but he makes a costly
mistake about his location within those surroundings.
D. R. W. is the only member of his crew to care about science for its own sake, but
he overestimates what science can accomplish.