My group noticed that the two earlier versions of the Frankenstein passage are more positive than the third and final version of the text. My passage (1818 - Thomas) consisted of very few negative words. Both 'destroyed' and 'stranger' appeared as being commonly used in this text. The technique of using TagCrowd helped to show the major differences in word choice amongst the three passages.Did Mary Shelley write three different novels? I do not believe that Mary Shelley wrote three different novels. I think the purpose of the novel throughout her corrections stayed consistent. The changes that she made seem to clarify or add to certain points found in the original edition. Although I do believe her changes made for a better novel, the modifications do not change my viewpoint on the original version itself. As time passed, it is possible she wanted to express more meaning and therefore had to add to the body of the novel.
How does digitizing the texts help to visualize them?
Digitizing these texts helps to see them in a different light and bring attention to certain differences that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. Using online text versions of literature can be used as a tool. Sites like TagCrowd can count common words found in hundreds of pages of a novel - an ability humans don't really posses
Alternative Assignment - Due Wednesday:
Read HTML version & look at other versions.
Is this the same poem? What difference will digitizing make to our understanding of poems?
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