I’d like to first say that I find your understanding and knowledge of mapping to be visually stimulating which I can appreciate to a level. As you’ve written here, the reader mentally drawn those maps (or “graphs”) to link between characters, actions, author(s), and story to the novel; allowing “the reader to imagine the novel and its history…”…[Read more]

It’s always an interesting method to utilize the three (3) story-line such as Walton, Frankenstein, and the Creature, and with this type of research, I feel that it will benefit you indeed. I believe close-reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein might be the simple solution to the problem you mentioned of “where one framework ends and another…[Read more]

I like the simplicity of the subject, research on digital humanities that use close reading, it would be interesting to see what collorates between the two. I think, however, you can benefit the paper by giving an example of how “literary scholars view certain words, lines, passages and chapters.” You could possibly find a resource that…[Read more]

Firstly, I like how relevant and convenient your “Franken-draft” it is to our discussions in the class; it’s also an interesting activity that I myself would like to attempt at some point.
Secondly, I’d like to think your experience in England would be refreshing, over-reliance with computers and their functions would dull the senses of a writer;…[Read more]

I apologize for any confusion, what I was trying to imply was that “self-reflection” could be another way of reviewing one’s own understanding of the topic (or “self-correction”), then whatever is lacking or misinformed by that person’s knowledge could be corrected; Wikipedia is constantly reviewed and edited by others and their knowledge in that…[Read more]

For that reason, as mentioned by Freeland, I’ve been writing in a notebook for the purposes of keeping a physical copy of my short stories (creative writing) as I fear any work made on computerized sources could easily be deleted or corrupted; I can simply re-read the notebook for any possible revisions or when I’m ready to transfer the writing to…[Read more]

I will agree word processing devices from typewriting to digital writing (like Microsoft Word) has come long way from it’s humble beginnings. It’s been a great improvement that allows a greater variety of capabilities and less difficulty in the end. I also agree that Wikipedia is not the most dependable source of information as it is crowd-sourced…[Read more]

I agree that maps do serve a purpose within literature but at the same time I could see why the question was posed in the first place. The literature should be able to speak for itself without any visual assistance as one of the purposes of literature is for the audience to rely on themselves to interpret the writing. Nevertheless, I agree on…[Read more]

Personally, I appreciate you using F. Scott Fitzgerald and his work (The Great Gatsby) as I’ve enjoyed his story firstly. Secondly, I find that the example works well for the discussion as Moretti’s example for centric composition with the ‘Village’ uses the same method of spreading its “energy in space” to map these locations out. It’s an…[Read more]

I like how you’ve used the material learned from the previous reading and discussion in graphing (like Voyant tools) in the application to this new topic of mapping. It’s a good way to expand your understanding and advance in classroom setting with students. I also like how you were able to present Frankenstein’s geography with Mary Shelley’s…[Read more]

I can certainty see the two, centric composition and linear timeline, corresponding with each other. For example, I could provide a timeline of the different, specific locations within a state or country within a journey that I visited while providing a written description and/or a visual image of the location from personal experience; like how I…[Read more]

I think it’s a great start, and the method of Ngram Viewer graphs would work well in a body of research and topic such as this. I also like how applicable this research could become in terms of modernization since Frankenstein is a old classic and I’d like to see the effect of generations it has. Visualization would be essential in bridging those…[Read more]