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Frankenstein book story teas reading

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Answer 1

1. Who wrote all the letters?

Robert Walton

2. Who are the letters to? What is there relationship?

He is writing to Margaret, his sister.

3. Where is Robert when he writes letter one? Why is he there? What are his plans?

He is on a ship docked at St. Petersburg trying to find the north pole and come out the other side of the world.

4. Where is Walton now? What do you think of his question "what can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?

Robert is continuing on with his journey at sea. This means once someone is truly determined to do something not many things can stop him. As the paragraph continues maybe a cautious tale.

5. How much time has elapsed between letter 3 and letter 4? What "strange accident" has happened to the sailors?

About a month. The ship got stuck in ice.

6. Why does the man picked up by the ship say he is there?

The man is chasing the creature. He is in a bad sickly condition.

7. Why is it that Walton feels he finally found an equal in this strange man? What does Walton feel the stranger can offer him that no one else on the ship can?

Walton and the man have a lot in common. He feels like the man and him could be friends.

8. Why does the man agree to tell his story?

He agrees because he sees how dedicated Walton was and because he relates to him.

9. What is the man's background? Where is he from? Do we know his name yet?

He grew up in poverty and when he grew up paid it off. He is from Geneva and his last name is Beaufort

10. What is the story of the man's mother, Caroline Beaufort?

Her father died when she was young. She married the man's father.

11. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? What gift does the mans mother give him?

She was a young girl living in poverty until she was adopted and was the gift of a sister.

12. Who is Henry Clerval and what is his relation to Victor?

They are childhood friends.

13. Who is Cornelius Agrippa and how does Victor find out about him? How does Victor's father respond, and how does Victor comment on the response?

He is the author of a book Victor read. His father said what he was reading was trash and outdated so Victor kept reading more books like that to purposely go against his parent.

14. What sort of science (Natural Philosophy) is Victor learning from Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus? How would a modern scientist respond to this kind of thinking?

The modern scientist wouldn't believe in magic. They studied alchemist, physics, and philosophy.

15. What happens when Victor sees an oak tree destroyed by lightening and hears an explanation? What does Victor begin to study?

The tree literally disappeared into a stump and he starts to study electricity.

16. Who or what does he credit for his change in direction? Who or what does he blame for this "utter and terrible destruction?"

He credits his guardian angel. His spirit of good and destiny.

17. What happens to Elizabeth and Victor's mother as a result of Elizabeth's scarlet fever?

She died from becoming sickly from scarlet fever.

18. Why does Victor's father send him to the University of Ingolstadt?

He thought it was necessary so he had a full education.

19. What does Victor learn from M. Krempe?

He learns that he has to start over with his studies because he was reading outdated stuff.

20. What does Victor learn from M. Waldman? Hoe does Victor respond to him? How does Victor think of his older science as opposed to modern science? What would M. Walden say in describing modern chemistry that changes Victor's mind?

He teaches the history of chemistry. Victor is very interested and likes older science over modern. Victor now wants to create life.

21. Given all the mad doctor and monster movies we've seen, including perhaps versions of Frankenstein, what is unexpected about the description of the actual creation of life here? How much do we learn of the actual procedure?

They pointed out how beautiful the creature was. It does not explain it really at all.

22. How does Victor respond to the actual creation of life? What surprises him about the way the creature he has brought to life looks? What does that do to Victor's response?

He is excited and sees him almost like a baby in the eyes of the creature.

23. What does the creature try to do when he first awakens? How does Victor respond?

He reached his arm out. Victor panicked and hid behind a bush.

24. Whom does Victor meet arriving in a coach the next morning? How does Victor respond? What does Victor discover when they go to Victor's apartment? How does Victor respond? What happens to him and for how long? Is there any more news of the creature?

Victor finds Henry and goes back to the apartment to see no one there and he was relieved but had a nervous breakdown for several months.

25. What is waiting for Victor when he finally recovers? Who has nursed him during his illness?

A letter from Elizabeth. Clerval took care of him.

26. Who is Justine Moritz and what is her story? What comments does Elizabeth make about her position in Swiss society? What religion is Justine?

She is a servant, Her mom was a widow and had 3 kids. Victors family took her in as a servant. She is roman catholic.

27. Who is William and how old is he?

Victor's youngest brother who is about 5 years old

28. What does Victor do after his recovery? What is Clerval's "plan of life"?

He visits Krempe and Waldman. His "plan of life" is to study oriental language when he returns home.

29. What news does Victor's father detail in his letter?

William had been murdered.

30. What happens the night after Victor returns to Geneva?

There was a storm that Victor said honored William's death.

31. Whom does Victor see that night? When was the last time they saw each other?

Victor sees the outline of the monster climbing a mountain. It has been 2 years.

32. What does Victor now believe happened to William? What does Victor assume about the nature of the creature?

He thinks he killed William. The creature is evil, violent, and aggressive.

33. Who has been identified as the murderer on what evidence? How does Victor respond to the news? Why doesn't he say anything about the real murdered?

Justine, cause a photo of Caroline from William's locket was found in her pocket.

34. What happens in Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?

In her trial she is found guilty and is put on the death penalty as her punishment. Victor's response is him running out of the room.

35. The next day why does Justine say she confessed to the murder of William?

One, she wants to join William in the after life because she is roman catholic, and two, a man visited her in prison (the priest) and told her she would be excommunicated if she didn't confess. She tries to keep her spot in heaven but by lying she actually went against this.

36. How does Victor respond in the days after Justine's death? How have Elizabeth's views changed?

He is extremely depressed. Elizabeth now looks at men as evil.

37. What journey does Victor undertake, and when? What places does he travel through? Where does he stay?

He goes to the Suiss Alps in august. He stays at the Village of Chamounix.

38. How does he feel during this part os his journey?

He is filled with joy on his trip

39. Whom does Victor see?

The monster.

40. What does the monster say? Is this expected from the creature?

The creature says he is extremely lonely. It is not expected from the creature the he can speak but what he said is expected.

41. What does the creature say to Victor?

The creature says trough all of his troubles it has made him a friend. Victor hates what he has done.

42. Why has the creature caused the deaths of William and Justine? Is he inherently evil and blood thirsty as Victor assumed?

He killed William as revenge to mankind and Victor. He is not as evil as presumed.

43. What will cause the creature to change? Keep in mind this statement "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a friend. Make me happy and I shall again be virtuous." What sort of psychological understanding is Shelley showing here?

He watched over a family and this changed him. Throughout all the sad in his life it taught him to be a friend.

44. What does the creature remember of his earliest days? How does he seem to be learning things? How well can he speak?

He remembers being abandoned. Watching a family and observing. He can speak at an average level.

45. What happened during his first encounter with people?

They were all scared of him and attacked him and screamed.

46. Where does he finally find a place to stay? What does he learn about the people who live in the cottage?

In a shack next to the cottage. The family is very poor.

47. How does he feel towards them?

He feels as though he is part of the family.

48. How does the creature continue to learn about the family he is watching?

By looking through a hole and watching and listening

49. What is the condition of the family? How does the creature help them?

The family is poor so he collects wood to save energy for them