Characters
What is the name of the guy who was super invested in science and decided to create life inspired by a lightning strike outside?
Who is Victor Frankenstein
How does Victor Frankenstein act after creating the monster?
He is filled with regret and runs away
How is the monster at the beginning of the novel?
Kind and innocent
Where did Victor Frankenstein find a statue-like man on a floating piece of ice in the middle of the water?
What is the North Pole
How is Victor Frankenstein's story told?
In first person through his writing to Walton
What is the name of the creation of life that was super lonely and unhappy, and felt as if he couldn't be happy, then nobody could?
Who is Frankenstein (The monster)
Who wrote the letters at the beginning of Frankenstein?
Robert Walton
How does the creature change over time?
He becomes bitter and starts destroying things
What is the major theme of the novel?
Responsibility
How does the creature's POV affect the reader?
It creates sympathy for him
Who is considered the real monster in the novel?
Who is Victor Frankenstein
Why does the monster become violent and angry over time?
Because he was mistreated and rejected by everyone
What flaw drives Victor's character development?
His obsessive ambition
How does loneliness affect the characters?
It causes suffering
Why does Shelly use multiple narrators?
To show different perspectives and biases
Which character is the most tragic?
Who is Frankenstein (The monster)
Who is William Frankenstein?
Victors young brother who was murdered
How does Walton change after meeting victor?
He chooses his crew's safety over ambition
What does the novel say about ambition?
That it is dangerous
How does POV shape the theme of responsibility?
Each narrator justifies their actions differently
Which character causes the most problems in the story?
Victor Frankenstein
What is the main conflict of Frankenstein?
Responsibility for the creation and the responsibility for playing God
How does Henry contrast with Victor?
He values relationships and morality over ambition
Geneva, Switzerland
At the end of the novel, what is the reason that the monster told us he has done all of this destruction for?
Because he felt that if he couldn't be happy in life and not have others surrounding him who love him, then nobody can.