Frankenstein-Wisneski

Elizabeth is adopted

1 CE

Caroline adopts Elizabeth into her family. They live in Milan, Italy. (page 34-35)

Beaufort dies

1 CE

Beaufort is Alphonse's friend. Alphonse is Victor Frankenstein's father. (page 32)

Chapters

Period: 1 CE to 24

Victor sees lightening

2

Victor sees lightening strike an oak tree during a storm. This intrigues Victor's interest in science and he learns how electricity works. (page 40)

Victor grows strong interest in science

2

Victor starts to study the works of Agrippa. Victor also starts studying alchemy. (page 38-39)

Victor starts attending Ingolstadt

3

Victor attends the college, Ingolstadt in Germany. (page 42)

Caroline dies

3

Caroline dies of Scarlet Fever after catching it from her daughter, Elizabeth who had it. (page 42-43)

Victor becomes interested in anatomy

4

Victor observes a rotting corpse. (page 51)

Victor creates his monster

5

Victor's monster becomes alive and Victor is shocked and very afraid. Victor runs away from his monster. (page 56-57)

Victor has a dream of his mother dying

5

Victor has a dream of him holding his mother and while he holds he, she dies. (page 58)

Victors character development

5

At the beginning of the story Victor is very innocent yet curious and when he grows a strong interest in science, he changes drastically. He quickly becomes obsessed with science and his experiment and in the end left him frightened and shocked.

Victor's Experience in Nature

6

"When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations. A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy" (p68).

Victor's Character Development

6

Victor reads Elizabeth's letter and it speaks of his home and he is delighted and he is no longer sick.

Victor sees his creature

7

"...its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life." pg.73

Victor's character development

7

Victor returns home when he hears the news of William's murder and assures Justine she won't be held accountable for the murder.

Victor feels responsible for William and Justine's death

8

"I beheld those I loved spent vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts." (pg. 85)

Victor's character development

8

Victor feels extremely guilty for Justine and suffers "silent torture" when he sees the case held in front of him

Victor and his family go to Belrive

9

"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 sphemeral, because human sorrows", (page 89-90).

Victor's character development

9

Victor falls into a deep depression and even considers suicide. He goes on a vacation to France to try and ease his pain.

Victor Follows The Monster Into the Mountains

10

" As he said this he led the way across the ice: I followed." Pg 97

Victor's character development

10

Victor runs into the monster while he takes a tour of the glacier and the monster starts to tell him his story.

Victor's character development

11

The monster narrates the story: he tells Victor, his beginning memories are vague.

Monster Meets the Family

11

"Night quickly shut in, but to my extreme wonder, I found that the cottages had a means of prolonging light by the use of tapers, and was delighted to find that the setting of the sun did not put an end to the pleasure in watching my human neighbors." pg. 104

The monster explains his journey to Frankenstein

12

"I learned and applied the words 'fire' 'mik' 'bread' and 'wood'. I learned also the names of the cottagers themselves." (pg.107)

Victor's character development

12

The monster is confused as to why the family is sad when they seem to have it all. The monster later on sees his reflection and is frightened by it.

Safie arrives at the cottage

13

Pg. 111 "It was a lady on horseback, accompanied by a country-man as a guide... [she] responded only by pronouncing, in a sweet accent, the name of Felix."

Victor's character development

13

The monster sees the neighbor reunite with the love of his life and over hears a brief history lesson in which he learns from.

The monster's feelings with Safie's backstory

14

"The government of France was greatly enraged at the escape of their victim and spared no pains to detect and punish his deliver. The plot of Felix was quickly discovered, and De Lacey and Agetha were thrown into prison." (pg.120)
"He did not succeed. They remained confined for five months before the trial took place, the result of which deprived them of their fortune and condemned them to a perpetual exile from their native country." (pg.120)

Victor's character development

14

The families story is told and their life wasn't at all perfect.

Victor's character development

15

The monster wants to be seen by the family but is scared they will fear him because of his outer appearance.

The monster becomes fearful of himself

15

The monster starts to realize why people are so fearful of him and he thinks it's unfair why other people aren't feared upon like he is. (pg. 128)

The monster was the one who killed Victor

16

The monster travels to Geneva where he meets William and kills him because he knows he is related to Victor. (pg. 136)

Victor's character development

16

The monster takes his anger out on anyone he can find that associates with Victor.

The monster makes a proposal

17

The monster asks Victor to make him a companion or he will destroy everyone Victor loves. (pg. 140)

Victor's character development

17

Victor yet again, becomes sad and depressed when he returns to Geneva.

Victor begins studying

18

Victor starts studying how to create another monster so the creature can have a companion. (pg. 143)

Victor and Henry in London

19

Victor and Henry spend their winter in London. They part ways and Victor wants to continue his work in peace. (pg. 151)

Victor's character development

19

Victor worries for his families safety because he knows what the monster is capable of.

Victor's character development

20

Victor worries for who the creature will kill next and becomes frustrated.

Victor continues making his female companion

20

Victor continues creating the female companion however, he becomes frustrated and destroys all of his progress and decides against making a female companion. (pg. 160)

Victor's character development

21

This quote paints the picture of Victor waking up, jailed for the murder of Henry Clerval, and although he did not commit the crime, he knew that he would have to be imprisoned.

Victor is blamed and imprisoned for Henry Clerval's death.

21

"But I was doomed to live and in two months found myself as awaking from a dream, in a prison, stretched on a wretched bed, surrounded by jailers, turnkeys, bolts, and all the miserable apparatus of a dungeon." Pg. 169

Victor marries Elizabeth then leaves on a honeymoon

22

"it was agreed that Elizabeth and I should commence our journey by water, sleeping that night at Evian and continuing our voyage on the following day. The day was fair, the wind favourable; all smiled on our nuptial embarkation" (pg. 183)

Victor's character development

22

Victor leaves on his honeymoon with Elizabeth hoping that the creature won't carry out his evil plan to kill everyone he loves.

Elizabeth Dies

23

"Suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream." pg. 196

Victor's character development

23

The monster tells Victor to prepare himself because he is going to kill Elizabeth. Victor knows the monster will come so he stays outside hoping to intercept the monster before he gets to Elizabeth, but in doing so he gives the monster an easy way to get in through the window during Victors absence.

Walton and his crew continuing further northward to search for the monster

24

“Many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation” (pg. 203)

Victor's character development

24

The knowledge of the Monster’s existence drove Walton to continue his search for it further north into the arctic, endangering the lives of many of the crew on board.