Section B plans- English Literature AQA A2

“Gothic protagonists are victims of no-one but themselves.”
Consider the ways in which writers present gothic protagonists in the light of this comment. 

Victor- victim of self

• Created the creature- what causes all of his destruction
• wanted to pursue knowledge- became excessive
• Abandons the creature after creating him 
• "i beheld the wretch- the miserable monster whom i had created"
• "I had worked for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life in to an inaminate body"
• "The beauty of the dream vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart"

Victor- Victim of others

• Victim of creature- he kills all the fam & friends
• "i will glut the more of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends"

Victim of pursuit of knowledge/transgressing boundaries

• by pursuing education and going to university to study science, he pushed himself further by creating the creature, which in turn created more turmoil.
• "thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny" (after meeting prof)
• "chemistry...became nearly my sole occupation"
• "discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture"

The Bloody Chamber- Girl a Victim of…