7. Nature Vs Nurture

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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 Nature Vs Nurture. Hollie and Steven discuss whether the creature was born evil or whether the way he was treated by everyone made him do evil things, and the child William Frankenstein, who is taught early to hate things he thinks of as ugly. 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 Producer: Jessica Treen Technical Producer: Ali Rezakhani Executive Editor: Olive Clancy Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno Suitable for: AQA and Edexcel