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Frankenstein

Chapters 3-5. Symbols & Allusions. Chapter Summaries. The Creature. Mary Shelley’s. Frankenstein’s Development. Frankenstein. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2. Chapter Summaries. Mary Shelley’s. Frankenstein. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2. Victor Frankenstein – Character Development.

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Frankenstein

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  1. Chapters 3-5 Symbols & Allusions Chapter Summaries The Creature Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s Development Frankenstein

  2. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2 Chapter Summaries Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

  3. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2 Victor Frankenstein – Character Development Victor Frankenstein: An Emotional Rollercoaster • CHAPTER 3 • Grief due to loss of mother • ”These are the reflections of the first few days; but when the lapse of time proves reality of the evil, then the actual bitterness of grief commences” • Motivated to learn all aspects of science • ”Thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny” • CHAPTER 4 • Curiosity/Determination • Digging around in graveyards • Imaginative • Focusing on powers of life and death • Inquisitive • Wonders if he is doing the right thing • Oppressed • Removes himself/shuns all fellow creatures Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein • CHAPTER5 • Disgust • Realization that creature is wretched • Tormented • With thoughts of vileness of his actions/creation IRONY: The more time Frankenstein spends creating life, the more he loses his own life

  4. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2 Symbols and Allusions SYMBOLS • Body parts • Light vs. Darkness • Mad Scientist • Recurring Dreams/Nightmares Mary Shelley’s ALLUSIONS • Outdated sciences (i.e. Alchemy) • Pathetic fallacy / Use of seasons (i.e. “fall of a leaf”) • Dante’s Inferno • “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” • “The Vicar of Wakefield” Frankenstein

  5. Letters 1-4 and Chapters 1 & 2 The Creature Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

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