“Frankenstein had a great desire to learn. He wanted to know the mysteries of heaven, earth and the soul of man”
Mary Shelley (published 1818)
Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus
What power do witches, monsters and creatures have over us? What function do they have in our imagination? What do these ancient creations, common to all cultures, tell us about? These weeks, 2nd and 3rd year ESO students are putting themselves in the shoes of the most literary monsters of our tradition to try to unravel their mysteries, just as the doctor created by the writer Mary Shelley wanted to do.
In the “Witches, Monsters and Creatures” period, we come face to face with the evil and bloodthirsty vampire Dracula, the gorilla moviegoer King Kong, the chilling monster created by Dr. Victor Frankenstein… without forgetting the feminine aspect of the entire series. liturgy, represented in witches, the mysterious women with supernatural powers that the popular imagination has created.
Through these myths, students are working on reading comprehension in Catalan as well as artistic creation by creating a comic as a team, just as they have reflected on the borders between fantasy and science fiction. As a personal project, they will have to create their own creature, witch or literary monster and bring it to life, in order to solve the internal enigma about the hidden power of monsters, witches and creatures.
