2. Knowledge

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Writers Hollie McNish and Steven Camden, aka Polar Bear take you through the key themes in Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein to help you prepare for your GCSE English literature exam This podcast episode is on the theme of Knowledge. Hollie and Steven discuss the scientist Victor Frankenstein and his quest for knowledge, which leads him to give life to the creature, as well as the creature’s desire to learn language and the explorer Robert Walton’s quest to learn more about the world. Along the way they will give you key quotes to use in your exam. For more on Frankenstein check out the Bitesize website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9mrqty Suitable for: AQA and Edexcel