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Why did he take this random girl that his mom brought home and become so attached and protective of her? She isn’t related to him and I feel as a young child one wouldn’t care that much about a new child entering his life. (37)
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DeleteI agree it was pretty weird when he describes her in such a loving way kind of indicating that they will have a future together.
DeleteI had the same question. I thought that this part of the text was pretty confusing, and I was confused as to how the narrators family were able to just adopt a girl from a family and take her in as their own.
DeleteWouldn't it be the same concept of adoption? When you adopt a child, you aren't biologically related, and yet you still love them like they are your own child/sibling.
DeleteI think its because he sees her as his own because his mother says she’s a gift to him and he takes it literally.
DeleteHow did his destiny of studying natural philosophy lead him to his utter and terrible destruction?
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DeleteDid Mary Shelley create a character that represents herself or what she wants to be? Is it Elizabeth with her beauty and longing for knowledge?
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DeleteI had a similar question, and I think to some extent, yes.
DeleteWhat was seen as inhumane during the time period of the novel?
ReplyDeletei had the same question, while reading I kept thinking about the context of the time period
DeleteI wondered this too because I felt like Frankenstein should be in a much earlier time period and i'm not sure what is seen as allowed or cruel
DeleteHow did the 2 professors who taught Victor lead him to wanting to create a creature and why is Victor the first one to think of this?
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DeleteHow does Victor’s idolization of Agrippa, Magnus, and Paracelsus in his childhood inspire him to go into science, even when he learns they are “sad trash”? If he had studied then-modern scientists, would he have ever thought of the idea to create life from nothing?
ReplyDeleteGood question. I had the same thought. -Collin
DeleteWas this text read as much as it is now when it was first published?
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting question, Im also interested in when this book was most popular.
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DeleteI feel like it may be more popular now for education wise, but back then to just read for enjoyment - sydney
DeleteI wondered this as well, I think it was very popular when it first came out and now it's more used for school.
DeleteWhen the current narrator describes how his mother and father adored him, is that a reflection of what Mary Shelley wanted for herself and her stepmother?
ReplyDeleteHow is Elizabeth related to the family? Was she just adopted from a poor family? I need some clarification on this.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think death is such a prevalent idea throughout these chapters in both Victor's studies as well as the people around him?
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DeleteI also wondered this, especially with Victor's mom dying. We learn Victor is the stranger at the beginning, why is he alone? His family is in Geneva, maybe this could be foreshadowing something that happens to his whole family, im not sure.
DeleteVictors relation to Elizabeth: “We called each other familiarly by the name of cousin. No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me - my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only.” (37) Sounds like something you would say for marriage. Why does this seem romantic? Is this normal for their culture? Why is he so attached? (Colby)
ReplyDeleteYeah they gettin married sweet home Alabama
DeleteI had a very similar question. Very strange. -Collin
DeleteThough Victor is very dedicated to his studies, where is Elizabeth at this point? If their plan is to get married, shouldn’t they be closer than they seem?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, they should be closer than they are. It seemed that Victor was so invested in his studies that nothing else mattered.
DeleteGood point. I think Victor’s love for science has made him isolate himself from those around him, including loved ones.
DeleteI had the same reaction as Sean. It seems like he is so obsessed with his project and science that he doesn't even go home in the summers.
DeleteWhy does the literature he studied affect him so much even though the professor says that it's "such nonsense" (47)
ReplyDelete- sydney
DeleteWhat will Frankenstein do with the creature after it is brought to life?
ReplyDeleteWhy does his mother call Elizabeth a gift to Victor? Wasn’t she the one who wanted a daughter?
ReplyDeleteI was also confused when I read over this part.
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