Frankenstein Review (ch.10-16)

Paradise Lost - the question of existence

What is this reference? "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay/To mould me Man, did I solicit thee/From darkness to promote me?"

A rainy vacation and a horrifying dream

What prompted the writing of "Frankenstein"?

Gothic Romance

"Frankenstein" is this type of genre

1818

"Frankenstein" was written/published in

Safie

A beautiful, foreign woman to whom Felix courts

The French court seized their fortune and property

Because of this, Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey live in poverty

the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)

Both the creature and this character were put into situations beyond their control by the hands of a higher being, forced to live with the consequences of their actions.

The ability to speak

By listening to the sounds the cottage family makes, the creature learns this skill

Justine Mortiz

Convicted for the murder of young William Frankenstein

Scarlet fever

Elizabeth falls ill and Victor's mother nurses to her health; Caroline falls sick, and dies

18

Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" at the age of:

Magnetism

Robert Walton travels to the North Pole to discover how it works

Satan

The creature relates to this character from "Paradise Lost"

A female monster companion

The creature says Victor owes him this favor to heal his loneliness

Knowledge can be dangerous

The monster and Victor agree on this aspect

Watching Felix and Safie

The monster learned to write by:

Monsieur Waldman

The professor at Ingolstadt who teaches Victor the methods of modern science

Gun shot

The reward given to the monster for rescuing the little girl from drowning

Henry Clerval

They care for Victor Frankenstein after he falls ill upon the creation of the monster

Shrek

This character was related to the monster, in that they are both misjudged and misunderstood, and share a likeness with onions.

Jurrasic Park

This connection relates to our essential question about the pros and cons of scientific advancement - what happens when we focus too much on whether or not we can, instead of whether or not we should?

Light and Fire

This symbol represents the safeness and warmth of fatherhood, and the power of knowledge, discovery and enlightenment; but simultaneously represents the potential possibility of getting hurt or left behind.

Monstrosity

This theme is prevalent throughout the text; although the creature is the most literal interpretation of this theme, other characters display qualities that could qualify them as this.

Victor Frankenstein

Through who's perspective is the story told?

Eternal revenge upon all mankind

Upon rejection by the family in the cottage, the creature swears this:

Ingolstadt

Victor Frankenstein attends this university to pursue the natural sciences

Margaret Saville, his sister

Walton writes letters of his voyage to...?

Geneva

Where the Frankenstein family originates

Felix

Who said this? "It is utterly useless, we can never again inhabit your cottage. The life of my father is in the greatest danger, owing to the dreadful circumstance that I have related. My wife and sister will never recover from the horror."

The creature

Who said this? "Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned?