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Chapter 1: Victor's backstory
Victor's father's friend Beaufort had a daughter named Caroline who was impoverished after her father fell ill, eventually dying. He became close with Caroline because of this event and married her 2 years after the death of Beaufort. (pg 32) After the birth of Victor, Caroline deeply wanted a daughter. When Victor was 5, the Frankenstein were visiting Lake Como when they came upon a beautiful orphan that Caroline decided to adopt. (pg 34-35) -
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Chapter 1 (Frankenstein's development)
Victor finds great friendship in Elizabeth as they grow close. He feels as though it is his responsibility to protect, love and cherish Elizabeth as family. -
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Chapter 2: Victor's interest is sparked
After moving back to Geneva, Victor meets Henry Clerval, his only and lifelong friend. Clerval was very interested in moral relations, and victor interested in science, but they bonded together over their peculiarity. (pg 37)
While Victor was 15 he witnessed a thunderstorm in which lightning struck a tree, obliterating it. This heightened Victors fascination with natural philosophy, and began his study of electricity. (pg 40) -
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Frankenstein began to read the works of Agrippa, Paracelsus and Albert Magnus, modern scientists. This sparked his interest in natural philosophy, and he began to seek out forms of fulfillment in his scientific research. (pg 39-40) -
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Chapter 3 (character development)
Victor meets his professors at the university of Ingolstadt, and they inform him that all of his previous studies have been useless. They show him new technology, and give him new things to interest himself in. He decides that this will be his future. (pg 47-48) -
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Chapter 3: Victor's Mother Dies
Elizabeth falls terribly ill, and Caroline looks after her. In the process of tending to Elizabeth, Caroline becomes sick as well, and dies. In her dying breaths she wishes the children good fortune, and tells Elizabeth that she must take her place. This heavily impacts the whole family. (pg 42-43)
Victor decides upon attending the university of Ingolstadt to pursue his passions. This journey was pushed back because of the illnesses of his mother and Elizabeth. (pg 42) -
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Chapter 4 ( character development)
Victor becomes interested in human life, how it is created, how it is destroyed, how it decays. He visits graveyards, digging up body parts, and learns how to make dead things come alive again. He uses his studies of natural science and brings an animal alive, set upon trying to recreate a human. (pg 52) -
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Chapter 4: Frankenstein begins his monster
Frankenstein started creating his monster. Eventually he became disgusted with his creation and was filled with anxiety. (53-55)
Frankenstein was wrapped up in his discoveries, and completely ignored his family and friends. He did not send any letters, and his family became worried. (pg 55) -
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Chapter 5: Frankenstein finishes the monster
Frankenstein finishes his monster, and is completely disgusted. He had yellow skin, black lips, white water eyes, and was horrible looking. Victor rushes out of his chamber and leaves the monster. (pg 56)
Victor has a dream in which he saw Elizabeth, he kissed her and she began to die. Her body became his dead mothers body. He awoke from his dream in sweat. (pg 57) -
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Chapter 5 (Frankenstein's development)
Frankenstein meets Clerval in Ingolstadt. Clerval is extremely worried about Frankenstein. (ch 58) -
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Overall character development
Frankenstein heavily evolves as a character. He grows into a man, and follows his passion of natural philosophy leading to the creation of his monster which took him two years to construct. -
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Chapter 6: Victor is sick
"Ever since the fatal night, the end of my labors, and the beginning of my misfortunes..." pg 65 -
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Chapter 7: Victor Sees the Monster
"A flash of lightning illuminated the object and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect..." (pg.73) -
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Chapter 7: Justine is Accused
"Indeed, who would credit that Justine Moritz, who so aimable and fond of all the family, could suddenly become capable of so frightful, so appalling a crime?" (pg.76) -
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Chapter 8: The Death of Justine
"I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow up on the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts."(pg 85) -
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Chapter 8: Justine is On Trial
"A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty of the crime ascribed to Justine."(pg 78) -
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Chapter 9: The effect of Justine's death
I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt, which hurried me away to a of intense tortures such as no language can describe.'' (pg.86) -
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Chapter 9: Frankenstein Retreats
" It was during an access of this kind that I suddenly left my home, and bending my steps towards the near Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows." (pg.89) -
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Chapter 10: The Monster Begins to Tell His Tale
"But I consented to listen; and, seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale." Page 97 -
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Chapter 10: Nature Brings Victor Peace
"These sublime and magnificent scenes of feeling, and afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving." Page 92 -
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Chapter 11: The Monster Finds the Hut
"But I was enchanted by the appearance of the hut; here the snow and rain could not penetrate; the ground was dry" pg. 101 -
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Chapter 11: The Cottage is Discovered
"It was a lovely sight, even to me, poor wretch who had never beheld aught beautiful before." page 103 -
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Chapter 12: The creature becomes self-aware
"My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past were blotted with memory, the present was tranquil, and the future guided by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy." (Pg.110) -
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Chapter 12: The monster speaks
"These thoughts exhilarated me and led me to apply with fresh ardour to the acquiring the art of language." (Pg.109) -
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Chapter 13: Safie arrives
"The lady was dressed in a dark suit and covered with a thick black veil. Agitha asked a question, to which the stranger only replied by pronouncing, in a sweet accent, the name of Felix" (pg. 111) -
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Chapter 13: The Monster Evolves
"The stranger learned about 20 words at the first lesson; most of them, indeed, were those which I had before understood, but I profited by the others." (pg.112) -
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Chapter 14: The unjust accusation of Safie's father
'The father of Safie had been cause of their ruin. He was a Turkish merchant and had inhabited Paris for many years when, for some reason which I could not learn, he became obnoxious to the government." (Pg. 117) -
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Chapter 14: The demise of Felix
"The government of France were greatly enraged at the escape of their victim and spared no pains to detect and punish his deliverer. The plot of Felix was quickly discovered, and De Lacey and Agatha were thrown into prison." (Pg. 120) -
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Victor's Character Development 6-14
Victor changes immensely as a character, he becomes less passionate, fearful, and angry. He is no longer the young hopeful man he used to be, he has developed into something darker. -
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Chapter 15: The monster discovers books
The monster finds the books Paradise Lost, Sorrows of Werter, and Plutarch's Lives, and begins to read them. He feels pain and enjoyment while reading them, and begins to explore human emotion. -
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Chapter 16:The monster saves the girl
After being beaten by the cottagers he adored, the monster goes on a journey away from the village and encounters a young girl. The girl is drowning, and he saves her, but is then shot. The monster no longer has faith in humans. -
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Chapter 17: The monsters request
The monster demands that Frankenstein make him a female monster that he can spend his life with, and promises that he will remove himself from society and go to South America. Frankenstein decides he will follow through with this demand because of the monsters suffering. -
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Chapter 18: Frankenstein leaves Geneva
In accordance to the monsters request Frankenstein leaves Geneva to study in England. He promises his father that he will marry Elizabeth after his return. -
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Chapter 19: Frankenstein is fearful
Frankenstein leaves Clerval to continue his work in Scotland, and to begin creating the second monster. He realizes the horror he is creating, and is fearful of what would occur after the monster is created. -
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Chapter 20: Frankenstein destroys the female monster
Frankenstein decides to destroy his second creature, and the monster confronts him. The monster is extremely upset and tells victor he will be with him on his wedding day. The monster is now determined to prevent any good in Frankenstein's life. -
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Victor's Character development 15-20
Frankenstein becomes much more fearful, anxious, and cynical as a result of his monsters threats. He is concerned for his future, and for the future of society due to the creature being loose. -
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Chapter 21: Victor fears for his wedding night
Victor knows the monster will be with him on his wedding night
"On that night he had determined to consummate his crimes by my death." pg. 167 -
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Chapter 22: Victor's Rehabilitation into Society
"He wished me to seek amusement in society. I abhorred the face of man. Oh, not abhorred! They were my brethren my fellow beings, and I felt attracted even to the most repulsive among them." (pg 176) -
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Chapter 23:Elizabeth is murdered
The murderous mark of the fiend's grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips." Page 186 -
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Chapter 24: Victor pursues the monster
"I was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed with strength and composure; it molded my feelings and allowed me to be calculating and calm at periods when otherwise delirium or death would have been my portion" (pg. 192) -
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Victor's development ch 21-24
Victor is determined to kill the monster that has ruined his life. The monster has killed everything important to him, and he has become even more vengeful, and malicious. -
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Letters
Victor dies and the monster is truly alone.
pg 211, "I shall die. I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me or be the prey of feelings unsatisfied, yet unquenched. He is dead who called me into being..."