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Frankenstein - Aldrich (Questions: (Part Two Question: (Does the creature…
Frankenstein - Aldrich
Characters:
Victor Frankenstein; The story is told from a first person point of view from Victor's eyes. Frankenstein has a very big temper, and is easily angered. At the age of 17 he was sent to a boarding school to be away from his family. Later in life begins to attempt to create "life" ( The Monster )
Father: Alphonse; Good man, and very respectable as well. He is very rich and close friends with Beaufort.
Beaufort; A close friend of Victor's father who was also a merchant earlier in life. After disaster struck and his wealth is lost he retreats with his daughter to a town named Lucerne.
Caroline; Beaufort's daughter. When Beaufort died she was taken into the Frakenstein family to be taken care of. Later she married Victor's father ( Alphonse ). When Victor was 17 ( about to leave for university ) she passed away due to Scarlet Fever which she contracted from Elizabeth.
The Creature; Victor Frankenstein's monster was created from dead body parts and Victor hoped ( succeeded ) with creating life. The monster after being reanimated went to Victor's hometown and killed a small boy ( William ).
The Neighbors: The neighbors are a group of people who live in close proximity to the creature and the creature strives to be more like.
The Professors;
M. Waldman; One of the key professors in influencing Victor Frankenstein to continue his work in alchemy. This reassurance created a bond between the two, and Waldman helped supply any materials Victor needed.
M. Krempe; Professor at Frankenstein's university. He was against Victor's study in alchemy, telling him his time was being wasted and he should look into another field.
Walton; Walton picks the distraught Victor Frankenstein up off the ice, helps nurse him back to health, and hears Victor’s story.
Henry Clerval; Son of a merchant and was Victor's childhood friend. Responsible for helping nurse Victor back to health in Ingolstadt.
Plot:
Beginning:
The story begins with some mild background of the main character ( Victor Frankenstein ) and also the summary of his father's life. In this chapter, however, Beaufort passes away. His daughter ( Victor's Sister ) becomes married for support during this rough time.
When Victor turns 17 years old he starts to plan to leave for University to begin the next step of his life. However, soon before Victor leaves Caroline passes away due to the Scarlet Fever. At the university Victor is told by one of the professors that his fascination and study in alchemy is wasting his time, and will prove not useful in the future. Victor perseveres and begins to start trying to create life. He almost succeeds in his attempts for a while. He becomes discouraged, but after trying for a little longer he ultimately does create life, and in turn creates the creature.
Victor's father wrote a letter addressing that William was murdered and tells the story of how he was found. Victor is invited back home to grief the recent loss, and he tells his stories when he gets home. However, Victor realized that his creature was the being that killed William, and he becomes full of remorse, and anguish.
A trial was held regarding the murder of William and during the trial Victor blames himself for the death. Justine pleads guilty in the trial and is later executed.
Part Two:
Soon after the execution of Justine, Victor becomes guilty and begins to think of suicide. He believes this is the only way out of the guilt that he has bestowed upon himself. Rather he refrains from following through after a conversation with Elizabeth and her parents.
Victor and his creature meet to have a conversation by a fire. During this time the two converse about the things the creature has experienced in his time of being created. The creature tells of his new found experiences such as the senses. Light and Dark. Hunger and Thirst. Etc. The creature than sees himself in a reflection and is dismayed by the ugliness of himself.
The creature begins an attempt to recreate his version of language by reconstructing sounds and other noises that he seem to be making in order to communicate.
The creature found a bag in the forest and went through it. Inside there were three books. He reads one of the stories and finds that it relates to him. He than tries to use this new knowledge to go into town and befriend some of the villagers. This backfires, however, after Felix chases the monster away due to his looks.
Now having knowledge of a female companion, the creature tells Victor that he wants a woman in his life. After some thought Victor accepts and begins to work on creating a women for the creature to have.
Ending:
After meeting with the creature Frankenstein is discontent with the idea of a second creature as he does not know what could come of the creation. He puts off the project to create the second creature.
Victor and Henry establish a tour which they will go on in London where Henry will work for his father.
Victor begins to think about the consequences of the second creature and ultimately becomes even more discontent with the idea. This leads to Victor destroying his work on the second creature in from of the original monster. The creature becomes very angry and says that he will be at Victor's wedding night than proceeds to disappear.
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After the wedding Victor and Elizabeth journey to a cottage for their "honey moon" and while there Victor is anxious waiting about the monster's statement saying he would be with him at his wedding. Soon after Victor hears a scream and finds Elizabeth has been murdered.
Victor devotes the rest of his life to finding and killing the monster which he has created whom has also destroyed many aspects of his life.
Victor meets Walton and tells his story of the creation of the monster and the events that have taken place. As the story comes to a close Victor asks one last thing of Walton. To finish the job after he has died.
Theme(s):
As the story begins the theme of the story is to begin to understand the backstory and the history of each of the characters. The author wants to create some sense of knowing the characters and knowing where they came from in their own individual pasts. However, later in the story, it transitions to a darker sense regarding Victor's mental health, and life choices up to this point.
The theme in the book thus far has jumped around quite a lot, and has not had a very exact theme. I believe, however, that the story as it progresses will become more clear what the theme really is in the story and what the author wants to contribute in this piece.
Revenge
Victor creates the monster to seek revenge against the people who told him that reincarnation could not be done.
Ambition
The ambition from Frankenstein as he puts his blood sweat and tears into the creature shows his ambition. However, his ambition renders him blind to the consequences that may come.
Prejudice
The monster is consistently being judged due to looks and appeal. Towns and cities are refusing his entry due to his looks. However, later in the story the creature is taken in, but it is by a blind man who can only judge the personality rather than looks.,
Questions:
Does the name chosen for the main character ( Victor Frankenstein ) have any significance in the story, or does it have any hidden meanings.
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Why is Victor so fascinated with death, and the dead?
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Why does Victor not give the creature a name, rather just the creature or the monster?
Part Two Question:
Does the creature being segregated against due to his looks have any significance relating to real events?
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The Creature begins to try and copy the neighbors language, and learn how to speak the language.