Frankenstein (1831) Letters 1-4

Name Frankenstein (1831) Letters 1-4

1. Who is R. Walton, and why is he writing to his sister?

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2. What did R. Walton love to read about when he was a boy?

3. What career did R. Walton pursue unsuccessfully for a year before inheriting his cousin's fortune?

4. What does R. Walton tell his sister is the "one want which [he has] never yet been able to satisfy?"

5. Why does R. Walton decide to hire the man who is now master of the ship?

6. What strange sight does R. Walton and his men see with their telescopes as they wait for the fog to clear?

7. What is odd about the stranger's asking where the ship was going before he consents to come on board?

8. What does the stranger say when asked why he had come so far on the ice? 9. What is it about the stranger that Walton finds so interesting and appealing? 10. What is it about Walton that makes the stranger so gloomy and upset?

Chapters 1-4 11. What relationship is the stranger describing when he says he "strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener"? 12. Describe the stranger's childhood as he remembers it. 13. Why did the peasant family raise Elizabeth, and why did they give her up? 14. To what native country did Victor's parents return to raise their children? 15. Who is Victor's close boyhood friend? 16. What discovery does Victor make in Chapter 4 that pertains to the study of life and death? Harris, English IV H

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17. Describe the gothic elements in Chapter 5.

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18. Describe Victor's reaction when his creation comes to life.

19. Victor describes his creation as a monster. In your opinion, what is a monster?

20. Who shows up unexpectedly to visit Victor? 21. What does Victor discover when he goes back to his room?

22. Who is Justine Moritz?

23. According to Chapters 5 and 6, what qualities are valued in women? Men?

24. What is Victor's new attitude toward natural philosophy?

Chapters 8-10 25. Why is Justine suspected of the murder?

26. What does Elizabeth say to the court in Justine's defense?

27. How does Victor feel about his creation when he says, "When I reflected on his crimes . . . I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I when there have precipitated him to their base."

28. Where does Victor next see the Creature, and why doesn't he take the opportunity to destroy him?

29. What deal does the Creature make with Victor?

Chapters 11-15 30. What does the Creature tell Victor about how he spent the first weeks of his life?

31. Briefly describe the cottagers living next to the Creature's refuge.

32. Write down one or two sentences that show the Creature's positive feelings toward the cottagers as he observes them.

33. How does the Creature learn to speak and read?

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34. How does the Creature learn what he looks like?

35. List three chores the Creature does for the cottagers.

36. Why does Felix cheer up in the spring?

37. How did the DeLacey family lose their money?

38. What is the Creature's reaction to Paradise Lost?

39. The Creature states, "Whence did I come?" Is that a question we all ask ourselves at some point? Why is it important to know where you come from?

40. Explain the allusion on p. 118. 41. What decision does the Creature make concerning approaching the cottagers? 42. Describe the events that occur when the Creature finally enters the cottage.

Chapters 16-20 43. Explain the first paragraph of Chapter 16.

44. What event breaks "the only link that held [the Creature] to the world"?

45. What makes the Creature "dare" to be happy?

46. Explain the Creature's comment, "This was then the reward of my benevolence!"

47. Who is the Creature's first victim (directly)?

48. Considering all he's been through, are any of the Creature's actions justified, or at least understandable?

49. What request does the Creature have for Victor? 50. What does the Creature promise to do if Victor complies with the request?

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Name 51. In your opinion, how reasonable is the Creature's request?

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52. What does Victor's father think is the reason for Victor's melancholy?

53. Why does Victor want to go to England?

54. Where does Victor go to create the companion?

55. Name four reasons Victor wants to destroy the companion.

56. Where does Victor land after he is lost at sea?

Chapter 21-Walton, in continuation 57. What happens to Henry Clerval?

58. How does Victor's reaction to what happens to Clerval compare with his reaction when the Creature came to life?

59. Who is Kirwin, and how does he treat Victor?

60. What is the contrast in mood between Alphonse and Elizabeth on the day that Victor and Elizabeth are married?

61. When Victor hears Elizabeth scream, "the whole truth rushe[s] into [his] mind." What does he realize?

62. How does Victor's father react to the news about Elizabeth?

63. Describe what happens when Victor speaks to the magistrate.

64. Why does Victor travel for several months?

65. Why does the Creature sometimes leave Victor messages about where to find food?

66. What does Victor ask Walton to promise if he dies while the Creature still lives?

67. What are Victor's and Walton's reactions when the men make their demand to return home?

68. At the end of his life, how does Victor feel about his treatment of the Creature? Write down the quotation that reflects this.

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69. How does the Creature react when he finds Victor?

70. Why doesn't Walton kill the Creature?

71. What does the Creature say he is going to do when he leaves the ship?

72. After reading the end of the novel, with whom does it seem that Mary Shelley wants the reader to sympathize more? Victor or the Creature? Explain your answer.

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