Narrative
The novel is written by...
Mary Shelley
The different ways narrative is used throughout the novel.
She uses frame narrative, the epistolary (letter) form, and multiple narrators to tell the story.
The first narrator
Captain Robert Walton
Fervent
Having or showing strong emotions
Who survives by the conclusion of the story?
The Monster/Creature
The novel is told in this point of view.
First person point of view.
What does "light" represent in the novel?
Knowledge, enlightenment, and discovery. It may also act as a warning.
This is the reason Victor Frankenstein created the Monster.
Out of personal ambition. He wanted to learn the secrets of life and death.
Alchemist
Someone who transforms matter. This usually refers to the attempt to change different metals into gold.
What does Victor do when his creation comes to life?
He runs away in horror and disgust.
The narrators
Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the Creature.
What common gothic theme is shown on Walton's ship and in Victor Frankenstein's laboratory?
Isolation, confinement, dark atmosphere
The reason the Creature wants revenge.
He feels that Frankenstein abandoned him.
Benevolent
Well-meaning and kind. Showing or motivated by sympathy, understanding, and generosity.
How does Victor Frankenstein die?
From illness, and injuries that he received from chasing the Creature.
The type of story that Frankenstein is.
A frame narrative, in epistolary (letter) form.
What setting is intentionally vaguely described to create a sense of mystery?
Victor's laboratory
The person accused and sentenced to death for killing William is? And why?
Justine (the maid). She had William's locket in her pocket.
Chimera
A strange or unpleasant organic being, formed from the parts of various animals.
Victor chases the Creature all the way to...
The North Pole
If Victor Frankenstein is the story's protagonist, then his creation must be the...
Antagonist
The dangers of ambition and the idea of nature versus nurture are two examples of what literary device?
Theme
The Creature learns to speak and read this way.
By watching the "poor" DeLacey family.
Countenance
What is...the expression or appearance of a person's face?
What is the main conflict of the novel?
The Creature wants a companion, to not be lonely. Victor wants to destroy his creation to stop him. These actions are directly opposed.