Characters
This character creates a living being while studying at the university.
Victor Frankenstein
The Creature looks frightening, but he is capable of learning, feeling emotions, and wanting companionship. What question does this raise about humanity?
What makes someone human? Is it appearance, behavior, emotions, relationships, or something else?
What does Victor Frankenstein create?
A living creature.
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What is the name of the young woman Felix loves?
Agatha
This character learns about humanity by secretly observing a family and reading books such as Paradise Lost.
The Creature
Why does the Creature watch Felix, Agatha, and their family?
He wants to learn how humans interact and hopes to find companionship and acceptance.
What literary technique does Shelley/Grimly use to tell the reader about the Creature's experiences after his creation?
An extended flashback.
What is the subtitle of Frankenstein?
Or, The Modern Prometheus.
Does the word allure have a positive or negative connotation
positive
This character is exploring the Arctic when he encounters Victor. He also shares Victor's desire for knowledge.
Robert Walton
Victor gives the Creature life but then abandons him. What questions does this raise for a creator?
A creator may have a responsibility to care for and take responsibility for what they create.
How does Victor feel as he works to create a mate or companion for the monster?
He becomes guilty and apprehensive about the consequences of creating another being.
Who is the author of this graphic novel?
Gris Grimly
When Victor is close to completing the Creature, what is the setting like?
A dark November night with a dismal rainstorm.
This character is in love with Agatha.
Felix
Victor and Walton both have an intense desire to gain knowledge. What warning does Victor's story provide about allowing ambition to go too far?
The pursuit of knowledge can become dangerous when someone ignores consequences or limits.
In Volume 2 Chapter 1, Victor is restrained from committing suicide by his
concern for Elizabeth
The subtitle The Modern Prometheus connects Victor to the Greek mythological figure Prometheus. What do Victor and Prometheus have in common?
Both obtain/give humans something associated with powerful knowledge or creation, and both face consequences connected to that act.
positive
This professor becomes a mentor to Victor at the university.
M. Waldman
What theme does Shelley/Grimly highlight in the stories of Elizabeth and Justine?
The relentlessness of evil
In Volume 2 Chapter 5, the monster refers to several well-known books including
Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, and the Sorrows of Werter
Why do you think the author chose not to give the monster a name?
Because it shows how victor doesn't view him as a human or a person to be valued/loved.
Does the word "wretched" have a positive or negative connotation?
negative