Wordsworthkeeping

Synopsis: The tale begins as an epistolary novel, through the letters of Robert Walton- an ambitious explorer beginning his perilous voyage to the undiscovered lands of the North Pole. During his journey, Walton encounters a mysterious and emaciated stranger- Victor Frankenstein- who, sensing the parallels between his own tragic ambition and Walton’s, decides to share his cautionary tale as a way to deter future generations from the temptation of world glory. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but dangerously obsessive young scientist, holds a menacing craving for understanding the cognitions of the natural world- hence, he conjures the idea to create life from dead human parts, taking the role of God (…

Synopsis: This novel begins with young Tess Durbyfield, a 16 year old impoverished country girl living in rural England with her family, when her world is abruptly turned upside down subsequent to discovering that she is a descendant of an ancient Norman family. Prior to this, Tess was involved in an accident in which their only family horse ( their only means of financial support ) was killed in her own hands. Rapt with guilt and sorrow, this eldest child agrees to venture a visit to meet with Mrs D’Urberville, a rich widow, in order to claim ‘kin’ and seek assistance. On this voyage, Tess meets the son Alec D’Urberville,…

Synopsis: Set in a post modern, dystopian society, Margret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ follows the life of the protagonist June- better known in the republic of Gilead as ‘Offred’. In the wake of environmental catastrophe and a resulting fertility crisis, a totalitarian regime seizes control of what once was the United States. This regime, known as the Republic of Gilead, enforces brutal theocracy under the guise of Christian morality. Fertile women are forcibly conscripted into servitude as ‘handmaids’, assigned to elite households where they are legally bound to bear children for powerful men and their wives. June, one such handmaid, becomes the property of a man referred to only as…