frankenstein

Question 1

victor frankenstein

Answer 1

-narrator of the story
-doomed protagonist
-interested in modern science
-went to the university of ingolstadt
-creates a creature from the dead
-personality deteriorates throughout novel
-cuts himself off from the world

Question 2

the monster

Answer 2

-victor frankenstein’s creation
-abandoned by frankenstein
-tries to integrate himself into society
-turned away by everyone due to his looks
-seeks revenge towards humanity
-kills victor’s younger brother
-only evil as he was badly treated

Question 3

robert walton

Answer 3

-rewrites frankenstein’s story as letters to his sister
-picks up victor off the north pole
-forms a friendship with victor as he tells his story
-frankenstein’s doppelganger

Question 4

elizabeth lavenza

Answer 4

-frankenstein’s adopted sister and wife
-victor’s mother figure too
-killed by the monster
-frankenstein loses every mother figure at once

Question 5

henry clerval

Answer 5

-frankenstein’s childhood best friend
-helps victor when he starts losing his mind
-friendship with victor shows the importance of companionship in the novel

Question 6

justine moritz

Answer 6

-adopted into the frankenstein family at 12
-takes on the role of the nanny and servant of the family
-framed for the death of william frankenstein
-her death reveals the monsters plan and portrays the idea that modern advancements injure vulnerable people

Question 7

themes: dangerous knowledge

Answer 7

-victor attempts to access the secret of life and bring people back from the dead
-walton attempts to surpass human exploration by trying to reach the north pole
-victors attempt proves dangerous - his monster tries to destroy civilisation
-walton finds himself trapped under sheets of ice
-walton pulls away from his exploration after learning from victor how destructive wanting knowledge can be

Question 8

themes: sublime nature

Answer 8

-sublime natural world is embraced by romanticism
-a source of unrestrained emotional experience for individuals
-depression and remorse after justine and william’s deaths - victor feels responsible
-influence of nature on mood

Question 9

themes: monstrosity

Answer 9

-all round theme - monster is the main attention of the novel
-monster is rejected by society
-a product of dark/supernatural workings
-can be argued that victor is like a monster - ambition/secrecy/selfishness alienate him from society

Question 10

themes: secrecy

Answer 10

-victor believes science is a mystery and once discovered must be guarded
-he considers M. Krempe (natural philosopher at ingolstadt) a modern scientist
-victors obsession with creating life is kept secret
-walton is the first to hear victor’s story
-before he dies victor confesses that secrets ruined his life

Question 11

themes: family

Answer 11

-novel presents family as central to human life
-frankenstein and delacey family are seen as perfect
-victor blames isolation from his family for creating the monster
-monster blames suffering on having mo family
-victor = monsters father

Question 12

themes: ambition

Answer 12

-novel suggests ambition is dangerous
-potential to become evil
-victor compares own work to destruction of a civilisation shows ambition
-ambition alone is not enough to create evil
-walton = ambitious but chooses to abandon ambition
-frankenstein puts own ambition above responsibilities to others