Characters
He is the person who created the creature?
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
The city in Switzerland where Victor Frankenstein grows up.
What is Geneva?
Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with creating this.
What is life / a living being / the Creature?
The pursuit of knowledge beyond human limits is an example of this theme.
What is the danger of unchecked ambition?
Victor studies the works of these types of early scientists before pursuing modern science.
Who are alchemists / natural philosophers?
Victor's adoptive sister who later becomes his fiancee
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
The university where Victor studies natural philosophy and chemistry.
What is Ingolstadt?
Victor first succeeds in bringing the Creature to life on this.
What is the night of his experiment / his laboratory table?
Victor isolates himself from his family and friends to pursue his work, highlighting this theme.
What is isolation?
Victor delays telling his family about this tragic event until later.
What is William’s murder?
Victor’s youngest brother, whose death profoundly affects him
Who is William Frankenstein?
The icy northern region Victor travels to in pursuit of the Creature.
What is the Arctic?
The Creature’s appearance causes Victor to react with this emotion.
What is horror / disgust / fear?
The Creature experiences rejection and loneliness, representing this recurring idea.
What is alienation or the need for companionship?
The Creature saves a girl from drowning, showing this side of its character.
What is kindness / compassion?
Victor’s best friend and confidant, who later plays a key role in his story.
Who is Henry Clerval?
The European city Victor visits with Henry Clerval before falling ill.
What is Paris?
Victor falls seriously ill after completing his creation and is cared for by this friend
Who is Henry Clerval?
Victor’s guilt and fear after creating the Creature exemplify this theme.
What is responsibility or the consequences of one’s actions?
Victor is warned about the dangers of overreaching in this letter from a family member.
What is a caution from his father?
The Creature’s first human victim, killed because of his relationship to Victor.
Who is William Frankenstein?
The region where Victor isolates himself to work on his experiments.
What is Ingolstadt?
After bringing the Creature to life, Victor abandons it, setting the stage for these events.
What is the Creature’s isolation and eventual revenge?
The Creature’s desire for acceptance and understanding reflects this aspect of human nature.
What is the longing for empathy and social connection?
Victor destroys his second experiment in this location, fearing what might happen.
What is a remote island or laboratory?