6. Ambition

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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 Ambition. Hollie and Steven discuss what drives Victor Frankenstein and the explorer Robert Walton in their quests for knowledge and glory – and the dangers of too much ambition, and consider the ambition of the female characters in the book. 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