Letters 1-4 1. Robert Walton wrote these four letters to his sister Mrs. Saville in England to let her know that he is okay and about his plans for the next few months. He plans to sail to the North Pole in order to discover a new passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
2. The setting of the novel changes over the letters. Robert Walton wrote the first letter in St. Petersburg, Russia then boards a ship to Geneva, Switzerland through the freezing Arctic Ocean, where he writes the remaining letters from. The setting creates a mysterious, depressed, and lonely mood.
3. The letters cover the span of nine months, December to August in the 1700s. The writer’s tone shifts from excited and optimistic to foreboding and depressed.
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Justine Moritz entered the Frankenstein family because her widowed mother treated her very badly after her father’s death, and when Elizabeth’s aunt saw this awful treatment, she begged Justine’s mother to allow her to live with them.
21. While studying and spending time with Clerval, Victor receives a letter from his father with devastating news: His youngest sibling William has been murdered.
22. As soon as Victor’s eye sees the monster he had created, there was no doubt in his mind that his creation was responsible for the murder of his little brother. Victor wishes to investigate and pursue his creature and warn his family about this danger. However, he fears that if he tells his family about the monster, they will think he is a lunatic and will not believe him. Therefore, Victor remains silent and does not reveal anything to his family.
23. Justice is accused of murder because the missing locket that William had with a picture of their mother was found in her pocket the night of the murder. Everyone in town except the Frankenstein family believe she is guilty, while Victor’s family strongly believes in her innocence. Victor tells his family that Justine is innocent, but does not tell his story in fear of be thought of as a …show more content…
Justine confesses to the murder in order to obtain absolution from God, but ends up being condemned and executed anyway.
27. Victor refers to himself as the true murderer because it was his unrestrained eagerness and knowledge that was the cause of William and Justine’s death since his monster had committed the crime.
28. Victor is tempted to kill himself, but he could not bear to leave Elizabeth because she was suffering, he loved her so tenderly, and their existences were dependent on each other’s. Also, he could not leave his father and brother behind to defend themselves from the horrible monster Victor had created.
29. Victor takes a trip into the Swiss Mountains in order to try and relieve his depression, and wanders in the Chamounix valley and discovers his monster was residing there.
30. Victor does not kill the creature for two reasons. The first is the monster reveals his disbelief that his own creator, the one he owes his existence to, would attempt to murder him, and accuses him of neglecting the righteousness and importance of life. The second reason is that the monster promises to be the cause of Victor’s ruin and to destroy all of his friends and family if he kills
2. The setting of the novel changes over the letters. Robert Walton wrote the first letter in St. Petersburg, Russia then boards a ship to Geneva, Switzerland through the freezing Arctic Ocean, where he writes the remaining letters from. The setting creates a mysterious, depressed, and lonely mood.
3. The letters cover the span of nine months, December to August in the 1700s. The writer’s tone shifts from excited and optimistic to foreboding and depressed.
4. Walton …show more content…
Justine Moritz entered the Frankenstein family because her widowed mother treated her very badly after her father’s death, and when Elizabeth’s aunt saw this awful treatment, she begged Justine’s mother to allow her to live with them.
21. While studying and spending time with Clerval, Victor receives a letter from his father with devastating news: His youngest sibling William has been murdered.
22. As soon as Victor’s eye sees the monster he had created, there was no doubt in his mind that his creation was responsible for the murder of his little brother. Victor wishes to investigate and pursue his creature and warn his family about this danger. However, he fears that if he tells his family about the monster, they will think he is a lunatic and will not believe him. Therefore, Victor remains silent and does not reveal anything to his family.
23. Justice is accused of murder because the missing locket that William had with a picture of their mother was found in her pocket the night of the murder. Everyone in town except the Frankenstein family believe she is guilty, while Victor’s family strongly believes in her innocence. Victor tells his family that Justine is innocent, but does not tell his story in fear of be thought of as a …show more content…
Justine confesses to the murder in order to obtain absolution from God, but ends up being condemned and executed anyway.
27. Victor refers to himself as the true murderer because it was his unrestrained eagerness and knowledge that was the cause of William and Justine’s death since his monster had committed the crime.
28. Victor is tempted to kill himself, but he could not bear to leave Elizabeth because she was suffering, he loved her so tenderly, and their existences were dependent on each other’s. Also, he could not leave his father and brother behind to defend themselves from the horrible monster Victor had created.
29. Victor takes a trip into the Swiss Mountains in order to try and relieve his depression, and wanders in the Chamounix valley and discovers his monster was residing there.
30. Victor does not kill the creature for two reasons. The first is the monster reveals his disbelief that his own creator, the one he owes his existence to, would attempt to murder him, and accuses him of neglecting the righteousness and importance of life. The second reason is that the monster promises to be the cause of Victor’s ruin and to destroy all of his friends and family if he kills