SETTING
The story takes place during the eighteenth century in numerous places throughout Europe: Geneva, Ingolstadt, the Alps of France, Scotland, England, and the northern ice (the North Sea). Victor Frankenstein travels through the frozen waters in search of the horrifying monster which he regretfully created and abandoned.
PLOT
In the beginning, a man named Robert Walton sails on a ship voyaging to the northern pole. He sends letters to his sister from St. Petersburgh, Russia. When Frankenstein is finished with his creation, he is horrified by the monster’s appearance and abandons him. The monster is left alone to adjust and learn on his own, which later leads to major issues. The monster travels and attempts to approach people, but they are terrified and disgusted. When he shows himself, they scream, run away, faint, and even hatefully beat him. The monster does not understand why he is treated so terribly until he catches a glimpse of his reflection in a puddle. Even though he …show more content…
They are vivid and realistic in all ways imaginable. Victor Frankenstein, (the protagonist) starts off as a young student in college who studies the sciences and medics. Eventually, he comes up with the idea of bringing things to life and is successful! Although Frankenstein is satisfied with his completed work, he becomes apprehensive, vulnerable, and is tormented by this creature (the antagonist) he has brought to life. He soon abandons the monster and unexpectedly encounters his childhood friend, Henry Clerval. Seeing and speaking with Clerval makes Frankenstein feel pure joy after many long months of study spent in solitude and illness; “I remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure”… “I felt also sentiments of joy and affection revive in my bosom; my gloom disappeared, and in a short time I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by fatal passion.”
The story takes place during the eighteenth century in numerous places throughout Europe: Geneva, Ingolstadt, the Alps of France, Scotland, England, and the northern ice (the North Sea). Victor Frankenstein travels through the frozen waters in search of the horrifying monster which he regretfully created and abandoned.
PLOT
In the beginning, a man named Robert Walton sails on a ship voyaging to the northern pole. He sends letters to his sister from St. Petersburgh, Russia. When Frankenstein is finished with his creation, he is horrified by the monster’s appearance and abandons him. The monster is left alone to adjust and learn on his own, which later leads to major issues. The monster travels and attempts to approach people, but they are terrified and disgusted. When he shows himself, they scream, run away, faint, and even hatefully beat him. The monster does not understand why he is treated so terribly until he catches a glimpse of his reflection in a puddle. Even though he …show more content…
They are vivid and realistic in all ways imaginable. Victor Frankenstein, (the protagonist) starts off as a young student in college who studies the sciences and medics. Eventually, he comes up with the idea of bringing things to life and is successful! Although Frankenstein is satisfied with his completed work, he becomes apprehensive, vulnerable, and is tormented by this creature (the antagonist) he has brought to life. He soon abandons the monster and unexpectedly encounters his childhood friend, Henry Clerval. Seeing and speaking with Clerval makes Frankenstein feel pure joy after many long months of study spent in solitude and illness; “I remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure”… “I felt also sentiments of joy and affection revive in my bosom; my gloom disappeared, and in a short time I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by fatal passion.”