Victor's Isolation
This university is where Victor isolates himself while obsessively creating the Creature.
What is Ingolstadt?
The family the Creature secretly observes, hoping to join human society.
Who are the De Laceys?
The Creature calls Victor this biblical figure
Who is Adam’s creator (or God)?
Victor often retreats to this natural environment to temporarily relieve his guilt and isolation.
frames the novel and expresses feelings of loneliness at the beginning.
Who is Robert Walton?
Victor cuts himself off from this family member by ignoring her letters.
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
The De Laceys’ violent reaction to the Creature reinforces this idea about society’s treatment of those who look different.
What is prejudice
The Creature compares himself to this figure from Paradise Lost.
Who is Satan
Vast, icy area in the novel that represents total isolation
What is the Arctic
Walton longs for this type of relationship, mirroring both Victor and the Creature.
What is friendship (or companionship)?
Victor's immense amount of time spent laboring over his scientific pursuit emphasizes his growing___
What is Alienation/ Isolation
Before he turns violent, the Creature longs most for this basic human connection.
What is love/ acceptance
The Creature demands this from Victor in order to end his loneliness.
What is a female companion
Romantic writers often portrayed nature as a source of _______ for feelings like isolation
what is healing/ comfort
The frame narrative accomplishes this emotional effect on the reader.
What is distance/ isolation
Victor’s immediate reaction after bringing the Creature to life is to do this:
What is Abandonment
The Creature experiences this after saving the drowning child.
What is being shot
Victor destroys the half-finished female Creature because he fears
What is formation of a new, dangerous race
The Creature initially finds comfort in nature because it does not judge him based on this trait.
What is his appearance?
Saville, Walton's sister, emphasizes one-sided isolation by doing this to Walton's letters
What is not responding/ ignoring
After William’s death and Justine’s execution, Victor’s silence further alienates him from society because he refuses to do this.
What is confess the truth about the Creature?
The Creature learns language and human society by reading these three books
What are Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives, and The Sorrows of Young Werther
The final confrontation between Victor and the Creature takes place in this remote setting that symbolizes total isolation.
What is the Arctic
(Ties into Creator and Creation category) Both Victor and the Creature ultimately suffer because they refuse or are denied this fundamental human need.
What is connection
Walton’s reckless ambition to reach the North Pole mirrors
Victor's obsessive scientific ambition