Frankenstein Villareal

Elizabeth is adopted (pg 34-35)

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The chapter talks about Victor Frankenstein's parents and how they met. It includes some of his childhood and his sister who was adopted by his family. Victor's mother was the daughter of his fathers good friend who became ill and died.

Beaufort and Caroline

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In the beginning of the chapter Frankenstein talks about his fathers friend, Beaufort and his daughter Caroline. Caroline was Frankenstein mother, and his parents married after Beaufort's death.

Letters In The Begining Of The Novel

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A man named Walton author letters to his younger sister describing his excitement to go on a journey and discover something. He explains how he ha gathered a crew and got a ship, and begins his journey. When they find land of ice and their ship gets caught in the ice and a peculiar man known as Victor Frankenstein gets on the ship. Walton writes in his letter that Victor begins telling him of a story, and then the story begins.

Cornelius Agrippa

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Victor and his family went on vacation but had to stay indoors due to the weather. Victor found a book by Cornelius Agrippa, leading to his interest in science.

Lightening Strikes A Tree

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Victor witnessed a Oak tree get struck by lightening, and was in complete awe by what was left of the tree. This increased his interest in science and helped him come up with the idea of how to bring the monster to life with electricity.

University in Ingolstadt

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After Frankenstein mothers death, he travels to Ingolstadt to a university in order to study sciences and alchemy.

Scarlet Fever

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Victor's mother fell ill to Scarlet fever and passed away. Elizabeth was the first to fall to Scarlet Fever, but survived and her mother caught it after attending to her when she was ill.

Experiments

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Victor Frankenstein dedicates most of his time experimenting on inanimate objects. His main focus at the university now chemistry, he works tirelessly for two years.

Summer Months

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Continuing his work Frankenstein failed to keep contact with his home town and family. They reached out to him, but he continued to work determined to succeed in his discoveries.

Success

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Victor Frankenstein bestows life to in inanimate object that resembles a human, but Victor is disgusted by its appearance. He views the creature in disgust and in turn abandons it.

Clerval

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Frankenstein's old friend from his old town travels to the university to see Frankenstein the day after his success in creating the monster. Clerval observes victor is jumpy and assumes he is not well mentally or physically.

1-5 Victors Character Developement

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In the beginning of the book Victor is curious and determined to study the sciences, and all throughout the chapters he remiand curious and works obsessively. Frankenstein works obsessively with a determination that he has nurtured ever since he was a kid for the sciences, he works toward a delusional glory.

Letter From Elizabeth

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Frankenstein receives a letter from Elizabeth, and he replies to her letter. The letter from Elizabeth includes how worried their family is about his well being. "Get well-and return to us." (page 62).

William's Death

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Victor's father sends a letter informing Frankenstein that William is dead. William was murdered when the family went on a walk in the evening and they are currently looking for the killer. The authorities think Justine is the killer. "You perhaps will find some means to justify my poor guiltless Justine."

Justine

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The authorities think Justine is William's killer and she is declared guilty in a trial. She is sentenced to death and executed, even though Elizabeth and Frankenstein think her to be innocent. "The ballots had been thrown; they were all black, and Justine was condemned."

Nature

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After Justine's execution Victor and his family travel away from Geneva. "About this time we retired to our house at Belrive." They travel away from Geneva in hopes of taking some time to get their minds off the deaths of William and Justine.

Meet The Monster

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Still feeling guilty victor decides to travel to a mountain near where his family is currently staying. He hopes he will be able to connect with nature, but when he gets to the top he meets the monster. Wanting to know if the monster was responsible for William's death he follows the monster, agreeing to listen to it's story. "As he said this he led the way across the ice; I followed." page 97

Monster Meets The Village

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While the monster is looking for food and a place to hide he discovers a small hut within a village. Hiding in this location throughout the evening, only to be attacked by the villagers in the morning due to his appearance.. "One of the best of these I entered, but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted." page 100.

The Neighbors

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When the monster is retelling it's story to Frankenstein he mentions a small family he met, and he recalls how he would watch them while hiding. He begins learning from the neighbors, "I learned and applied the words, 'fire,' 'milk,' 'bread,' and 'wood'. page 107.

Victors Character Developement

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Frankenstein begins to understand how his monster has learned and the experiences it has had. Victor listens to the monster story quietly still considering as of how he should think of the monster.

The Monster Learns

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From his hiding spot, the monster was learning language and the ways of culture. A new woman enters the cottage and while the family of the house teach her the monster also learns. "'My days were spent in close attention, that I might more speedily master the language; and I may boast that I improved more rapidly than the Arabian, who understood very little and conversed in broken accents, whilst I comprehended and could imitate almost every word that was spoken.'" page 113

History

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During this chapter the monster learns the history of the residents of the cottage. He spends his time learning from them and listening to their tales. "Some time elapsed before I learned the history of my friends. It was one which could not fail to impress itself deeply on my mind, unfolding as it did a number of circumstances, each interesting and wonderful to one so utterly inexperienced as I was." page 117.

6-14 Victors Character Developement

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Victor feels extremely guilty in the chapters when he hears of Williams death and the accusation that Justine is at fault. Victor decides to keep his knowledge of the monster a secret even though he knows he is the true killer, he feels immensely guilty when Justine is executed and he makes no action and defend her. When Victor meets the monster and agrees to listen to its story he is sympathetic and patient.

Chased Out

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Page 128-129 the monster makes an attempt to meet the residents of the Cottage, first he meets the blind old man while the others are away. Though when they return they are horrified by the monsters appearance and chase him out of the cottage as soon as they return.

William's True Killer

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The monster tells Victor of his travels and how when he nears Geneva he meets William. The monster explains his hatred for his creator when he tells Victor that he only attacked William because he was related to Frankenstein. Pages 136- 137 The monster tells Frankenstein he was Williams killer and gave Justine the evidence that condemned her to death, framing her and killing her.

The Companion

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Immediately after recalling his travels and experiences the monster tells Frankenstein he is need of a companion. The monster reasons with Frankenstein that if it had a female companion it would not be so violent. Explaining that with a companion he would flee and live outside the eyes of civilization in the company of his companion instead of acting violently. Pages 138 and 139

Travels

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Contemplating weather or how to create the monsters new female companion Victor and Clerval decide to travel to London. Page 146-150 They tour different lands, all the while Frankenstein contemplates and begins creating the monsters companion.

Begin The Secound Creation

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Frankenstein begins working on the second creation in Scotland. page 157. After leaving Clerval to work on the monsters companion Victor makes great progress and works tirelessly. He wishes to lose all contact with the monster after succeeding.

15-20 Victors Character Developement

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Listening to the monsters story, Victor is at first sympathetic but when it admits to murdering William he is enraged. Though Frankenstein agrees to create a companion for the monster in sympathy and guilt. He feels the monster is treated as it was, because Frankenstein abandoned it.

Broken Promise

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Frankenstein decides to quit his work towards completing the companion, and never finishes the project. Page 160-161 Victor and the monster argue over the companion, but in the end Victor destroys the companion.

Accused of Murder

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When Frankenstein arrives at a small island he is accused of murder. At first he denies it, because he didn't commit murder but when he sees the body. He discovers his best friend, and companion on the trip, Clerval is dead. "The examination, the presence of the magistrate and witnesses, passed like a dream from my memory when I saw the lifeless form of Henry Clerval stretched before me." Page 169.

Wedding Day

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Victor and Elizabeth get married once Victor arrives home after his journey. Frankenstein still worried about the threat from the monster, but he continues to enjoy his wedding day. "Soon after my arrival my father spoke of my immediate marriage with Elizabeth." Page 181-184.

Casualties

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The evening after the wedding the monster kills Elizabeth and when Victor returns home his father passes away from the grief. Both characters die due to the monsters actions, and Frankenstein does not take this knowledge silently. "He could not live under the horrors that were accumulated around him; the springs of existence suddenly gave way; he was unable to rise from his bed, and died in a few days he died in my arms." Pages 185-188.

Revenge

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Angered by the monsters actions Frankenstein pursue him in hopes of getting revenge. He leaves Geneva and the monster encourages Frankenstein to pursue him by teasing Victor with his presence. "For this purpose I will persevere my life; to execute this dear revenge will I again behold the sun and tread the green herbage of earth, which otherwise should vanish from my eyes forever." Pages 192-199.

21-24 Victor Character Developement

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In these chapters Victor is uneasy after the monsters threat when he returns home for his wedding, though during the festivities he does take joy in the wedding. When Elizabeth and Victor's father die he gives up trying to save himself from being ridiculed he tells people of his creature, but no one believes him so he pursues the monster in revenge. He goes from being fearful to angry and hateful in the chapters. Victor no longer feels regret in creating the creature but only hatred towards it.

Letters At The End Of The Book

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Walton finishes the novel when he readies his crew to return to England, even though Frankenstein tries to convince the crew to continue the journey in promises of glory. Days later Victor dies, and Walton discovers the monster where Victors body is being kept. The monster confesses to Walton that he did care for Victor. Leaving the room declaring he will end his life, because his creator is no longer alive.

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Period: 2001 to 2024