Walton's Letters
Robert Walton writes his arctic expedition letters to this family member
Who is Margaret Saville (his sister)?
Name a trait of Romanticism
What are the sublime, emotion, focus on nature, the supernatural, individualism?
During his first days in the woods near Ingolstadt, the Creature learns to navigate the physical world through this process
The scientific method/trial and error
This young member of the Frankenstein family becomes the Creature's very first murder victim
Who is William Frankenstein?
In Junji Ito's manga adaptation, this aspect of the Creature is visual and far more heavily emphasized than in Shelley's text
What is his grotesque appearance and horror?
Walton’s primary ambition in taking his arctic voyage is to discover this geographic phenomenon.
Where is the northern passage/north pole?
Victor’s awe and solace when looking at mountain ranges in the Alpine valley best represents this Romantic trait
The sublime/nature
By secretly observing the De Lacey family, the Creature gains an understanding of these two essential human concepts
What are language and human relationships?
Justine Moritz falsely confesses to William's murder during her trial because her priest threatens her with this
What is excommunication and eternal damnation?
On the rainy November night when the Creature opens its eyes, Ito depicts Victor calling his creation this precise phrase before fleeing
What is a "twisted lump of flesh"?
Shelley uses Walton's letters at the opening of the novel to establish this literary narrative technique
What is a frame tale?
In Gothic literature, foreshadowing is an essential literary device because it creates what sort of tone?
The Creature secretly gathers wood for the De Laceys in order to achieve this primary goal
What is gaining their trust and affection?
The Creature is directly triggered to strangle young William in the woods when the boy mentions this name
What is Frankenstein (revealing he is Victor's family)?
Shelley makes the Creature sympathetic through his gentle actions and eloquence, whereas Ito builds horror using these
What are visceral visual imagery and graphic grotesque detail
Walton directly alludes to this famous Romantic poem about a cursed maritime voyage in his letters
What is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
A dramatic example of direct foreshadowing in the early chapters occurs when this object is destroyed by lightning
What is an oak tree?
This physical ailment affects the father De Lacey.
What is blindness?
At the conclusion of his narrative on the glacier, the Creature demands Victor build him this
What is a female companion equal in deformity?
Shelley describes Victor's emotional distress in prose after the Creature awakens, but Ito's manga visually highlights Victor's immediate physical reaction of doing this action.
Fleeing the room
Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein share this defining personal trait and ambition
What is seeking knowledge at any cost?
Victor, Walton, and the Creature all share this overarching central theme
When the Creature finally presents himself to the De Lacey family, they react in this manner.
What is attacking and rejecting him?
The Creature’s intense longing for companionship directly connects to these two core Romantic values
What are Emotion and Individualism?
In the De Lacey sequence, Ito portrays the creature's monstrous and terrifying physical appearance. How does Shelley make the creature sympathetic in this moment?
What are the creature's gentle acts and emotional longings?