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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Coggle Diagram
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Obsessed with creating life
Responsible for the creature
Ambitious scientist
The Creature (Monster)
Seeks acceptance and companionship
Turns violent after rejection
Intelligent and emotional
Robert Walton
Meets Victor in the Arctic
Explorer who narrates the story (frame narrative)
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor’s adopted sister & fiancée
Henry Clerval
Victor’s loyal friend
Plot Structure
Conflict: Creature learns, becomes violent after rejection
Climax: Deaths of William, Justine (framed), Henry, Elizabeth
Rising Action: Victor creates creature → horrified → abandons it
Falling Action: Victor chases creature to the Arctic
Frame story → Letters by Walton
Resolution: Victor dies; Creature vows to end his life
Themes
Both Victor and the Creature suffer isolation
Creator must care for his creation
Creature judged by looks, not inner humanity
Healing but also symbol of harshness & pursuit
Science without ethics → destruction