frankenstein – the modern prometheus chapters 1 - 5
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Frankenstein – The Modern Prometheus
Chapters 1 - 5
Characters
The man pulled onto the boat
Who is he?
What about his family life?
Who is Elizabeth?
Who and what is important to him?
School
Cornelius Agrippa
Plan of study
Distractions from plan of study
Back home
At School
The Creature
Process
Victor’s expectations
Victor’s reactions
What does it do?
Now what?
Chapters 6 - 10
• Who is Henry?
• Why do you think Shelley introduced this character? What is his purpose?
Elements of Romantic Literature
• Nature-inspired writing
• Enlightenment by emotion
• Others?
William
• What happened to him?
• Who is to blame?
• How is that conclusion drawn?
Justine
Why does she confess?
Victor’s state of mind
Extreme guilt –He thinks his creation is responsible for the death of two family members
Suicidal
Depressed –Months of sicknessNo social life, ignores his family back in GenevaHis mental state leads to his physical ailments
Loss –His motherWilliamJustine
The power of nature
Nature is often portrayed as omnipresentand capable of altering human perceptionand perspective.
Just as nature can make him joyful, however,so can it remind him of his guilt, shame, andregret:
“The rain depressed me; my oldfeelings recurred, and I was miserable.”
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Prometheus
What does he say?
How important are his style and word
choice?
Where do Victor and the creature go?
Victor and the monster
Both connected to nature
Victor – emotionally
Monster – physicallyat home in nature
concealing aspectno fear reactions
but oddly unnatural in its appearance
The transformation of the creature
BEFORELarge
Strong
Wild
Mysterious
Ugly
NOW
Large
Strong
Intellectual
Sensitive
Even more scary
Abandonment issues
The monster clearly understands his existence and abandonment by his creator, and he wants revenge.
The creature takes on more human characteristics and becomes more like Victor.
Creativity Project Part 1
Analyze the personalities of Victor Frankenstein and the creature. Some of this was done via the completion of the packet.
Choose a characteristic that they share with each other. Artistically represent that characteristic, and choose at least two quotes from each character that show this side of them.
Chapters 17 - 21
What does the creature want?
Why does he feel this is his right?
Affect of Nature on Victor and son
The Alps according to Victor
The Alps according to Prometheus
Victor is at it again…Envelops himself in the
creation of a mate
for his creature.
Puts off his marriage to Elizabeth
- the only happiness in his life
Travels to England to
complete his second creation
Characterization of Women
From passive to powerful – How?
Earlier women She Creature
Mother
Elizabeth
Justine
To Victor
To Prometheus
…and he comes to his senses
Fear sets in
What can he actually control?
…so then
Victor get a letter from Henry – who is ready
to leave.
What does he do with the remains of the
she-creature?
Wind
What symbolic meaning does the wind
have?
When he finally lands, what does Victor
realize?