Ch. 1-3 Frankenstein (Cont.) Flashcards
(89 cards)
(Ch. 1) Victor’s father:
Alfons
(Ch. 1) Victor’s parents’ marriage built out of
sense of responsibility
(Ch. 1) Victor’s first memory is … in his father’s eyes and … in his mother’s. His parents felt a deep-rooted responsibility to raise him as if he was given by …, they feel that having a child is a great …
pride; benevolence; heaven; responsibility
(Ch. 1) Victor understands that his parents felt responsible for his … and …
existence; happiness
(Ch. 1) Elizabeth was … than the other kids, which is why his parents picked her, but … also led them to her –> this idea is important to Romantics, as … is considered the … of the …
more attractive; intuition; intuition; mind; secret self
(Ch. 1) Victor’s relationship with Elizabeth was first influenced by mom’s statement that she was …, instilled idea of … in Victor, maybe this is coupled with his parent’s idea that relationships are not based on .., but on …
giving him a gift; owning a person; romance; responsibility
(Ch. 2) Victor recognizes that Elizabeth and he have things in common and differences:
they enjoy being …
Elizabeth takes delight in what … is, but Victor asks the question “…” –> he has deep sense of …, but Elizabeth has deep sense of …
together; nature why; curiosity; contentment
(Ch. 2) Henry Clerval:
interested in … and …
… are his mentor
danger; excitement; Arthurian legends
(Ch. 2) Arthurian legends:
…, knights of … –> roundness shows …, shows that Clerval values ideals of … and people … for the …, he’s an … man
Camelot; round table; equality; equality; working together; common good; honorable
(Ch. 2) Elizabeth loves the …, Henry loves …, and Victor loves …, which are impossible to ..
world; people; secrets of Heaven; attain
(Ch. 2) Mary’s biography merges with the text: Victor went on vacation where it was … constantly, found an … –> this blending … one of the … –> this is “…”
raining; old book; breaks; narrative frames; breaking the 4th wall;
(Ch. 2) 4th wall separates … from …, Mary’s life is now …
you; story; this book
(Ch. 2) natural philosophy:
chemistry
(Ch. 2) warning from Victor’s …: don’t pursue …
father; chemistry
(Ch. 2) galvanism: creation of … through … means
alchemy: search for turning everyday items into …
electricity; chemical; gold
(Ch. 2) warning of do not read now has come from 2 sources: … and …
Alfons; the stranger
(Ch. 2) chimerical:
- chimera: creature that has the … of a …, … of a …, and … of a … (from …)
- chimera: something you …, but ….
head; lion; body; goat; tail; serpent; Greek mythology; desperately want; cannot have
(Ch. 2) a chimera (the lion, goat, serpent hybrid) is like ….: …, … of …
the creature; monsters; assemblages; parts
(Ch. 2) Victor has … problem (definition 2)
chimerical
(Ch. 2) Victor finds it interesting that they (Magnus, Paracelsus, etc.) …, …., and give … but can’t find the … of ….–> he feels as if he and these men are left out of the … of …
dissect; anatomise; names; origin; nature; citadel; knowledge
(Ch. 2) citadel:
huge library
(Ch. 2) Victor’s first impulse: … pursuit to save humans from .. so the only kind of … would be a … one. Like Walton, Victor imagines ….
noble; illness; death; violent; glory
(Ch. 2) Victor notices a common theme of … in his reading, he believes it to be a real potential, and if he can’t achieve it, it’s because he’s …
raising the dead; inexperienced
(Ch. 2) fire is significant because …, and fire causes his ….
Victor fixates on the … during the storm, not the …
Prometheus stole fire; eternal punishment; fire; lightning
