Characters
This character is known as the creature created by Victor Frankenstein.
Who is Frankenstein's monster?
This theme explores the consequences of unchecked ambition and the quest for knowledge.
What is the danger of knowledge?
The novel begins in this country, where Victor Frankenstein is born.
What is Switzerland?
Victor Frankenstein's obsession leads him to create life from dead matter in this location.
Where is his laboratory?
This symbolizes the duality of human nature, representing both creation and destruction.
What is the creature?
This character is Victor Frankenstein's childhood friend who later becomes his wife.
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
This theme highlights the struggle between creator and creation.
What is responsibility?
The creature first encounters humans in this location, leading to his rejection.
What is a village?
The creature first learns about humanity by observing this family.
Who are the De Laceys?
This natural phenomenon often symbolizes the sublime and the emotional turmoil of Victor Frankenstein.
What is lightning?
This character is a ship captain who encounters Victor in the Arctic.
Who is Robert Walton?
This theme examines the effects of isolation on both Victor and the creature.
What is alienation?
Victor pursues the creature to this desolate region in the Arctic.
What is the North Pole?
Victor's first act of abandonment occurs when he sees the creature come to life and reacts with horror.
What is Victor's reaction to the creature's awakening?
This symbolizes the pursuit of knowledge and the consequences that come with it, often leading to isolation.
What is the pursuit of scientific discovery?
This character is Victor's father, who is concerned about his son's well-being.
Who is Alphonse Frankenstein?
This theme addresses the conflict between nature and nurture.
What is the nature of humanity?
The University where Victor studies and becomes obsessed with his experiments.
What is the University of Ingolstadt?
The creature demands this from Victor as a condition for his happiness.
What is a female companion?
This represents the idea of abandonment and the longing for companionship, as experienced by the creature.
What is the theme of isolation?
This character is the creature's first victim, killed out of revenge.
Who is Henry Clerval?
This theme reflects on the idea of monstrosity and what it means to be a monster.
What is the nature of monstrosity?
The location where Victor and the creature confront each other for the final time.
What is the Arctic wasteland?
The novel ends with Victor's death in this location.
Where is the Arctic?
This symbolizes the consequences of Victor's actions and the moral responsibility of a creator towards their creation.
What is the monster's quest for revenge?