Frankenstein Study Guide: Letters/ Ch. 1-5
Letters
1.) No, Walton's views are in a self-centered perspective.
2.) Given Walton's personality, it is overly ambitious. It is obvious, personally, that he only wants the credit of 'conferring on all mankind.'
3.) Walton found that Dr. Frankenstein had the qualities of someone who was gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated yet a capacious mind, etc. This ultimately threatens the readers trust because Walton's opinions and views will be biased to favor of the doctor. In such, the reader cannot make judgement based around Walton's views.
Chapters 1-2
1.) This statement shows us that Victor is a curious, determined, and ambitious character. We also learn that he is obsessed with natural philosophy. He is determined in discovering the hidden laws of nature, in addition, questioning if he could create as God does. Lastly, he is ambitious because of his thirst for knowledge (compared to Elizabeth who does not see the scientific side of things).
2.) Henry is a charismatic person who, frankly, is captivated in the moral relations of things, in the busy stage of life, virtues of heroes, and through the actions of men. In contrast, Victor is a person who keeps to himself along with his interests in natural philosophy and hidden laws. I believe Shelley is setting character foils in order to highlight their flaws.
3.) I believe her intent was to make Elizabeth an addition to Victor's, already, amazing life. The role she characterizes is someone who is positive, or has a positive outlook on things she is curious about. Her appearance and personality is something that leaves a positive outlook on the family as well.
4.) It is not, this is simply because it is impossible to live forever. This idea is similar to one of a determined captain who believes that they can find a grain of rice in the ocean.
Chapters 3-5
1.) As a child, Victor was a curious, carefree, and was somewhat reclusive (excluding when he with family). He now comes off as obsessive and isolated, of course this was his own fault as he decided to fully commit himself to his projects/studies. This has caused something similar to tunnel vision with his obsession, beginning the strange habit of watching a worm crawl through the holes in a dead body. (Pretty strange..habit.)
2.) In chapters 1-2, Victor was described as a carefree boy as he spoke of his happy childhood. In 3-5, the tone had shifted to one that was more sullen as he described the death of his mother, in addition the ill-fallen Elizabeth. This went from a pleasant recall to serious and foreboding as he warns Walton that mankind should not exceed its limits.
3.) Victor's lack of nature is what disconnects him from his family and causes cut ties from himself and anything that does not pertain to his project. However, his main purpose was to create life where, instead of focusing on a positive aspect, he focuses on the negatives. Being away from the true beauty of nature is what has caused his ignorance so far.
4.) Victor interprets his dream to be bad or something that was foreboding, believing that it was telling him that his projects and that meddling with death would cause the downfall of everyone he loved. However, the true message was that if he were to love his family in both life and death, then he would be able to love his creations.
1.) No, Walton's views are in a self-centered perspective.
2.) Given Walton's personality, it is overly ambitious. It is obvious, personally, that he only wants the credit of 'conferring on all mankind.'
3.) Walton found that Dr. Frankenstein had the qualities of someone who was gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated yet a capacious mind, etc. This ultimately threatens the readers trust because Walton's opinions and views will be biased to favor of the doctor. In such, the reader cannot make judgement based around Walton's views.
Chapters 1-2
1.) This statement shows us that Victor is a curious, determined, and ambitious character. We also learn that he is obsessed with natural philosophy. He is determined in discovering the hidden laws of nature, in addition, questioning if he could create as God does. Lastly, he is ambitious because of his thirst for knowledge (compared to Elizabeth who does not see the scientific side of things).
2.) Henry is a charismatic person who, frankly, is captivated in the moral relations of things, in the busy stage of life, virtues of heroes, and through the actions of men. In contrast, Victor is a person who keeps to himself along with his interests in natural philosophy and hidden laws. I believe Shelley is setting character foils in order to highlight their flaws.
3.) I believe her intent was to make Elizabeth an addition to Victor's, already, amazing life. The role she characterizes is someone who is positive, or has a positive outlook on things she is curious about. Her appearance and personality is something that leaves a positive outlook on the family as well.
4.) It is not, this is simply because it is impossible to live forever. This idea is similar to one of a determined captain who believes that they can find a grain of rice in the ocean.
Chapters 3-5
1.) As a child, Victor was a curious, carefree, and was somewhat reclusive (excluding when he with family). He now comes off as obsessive and isolated, of course this was his own fault as he decided to fully commit himself to his projects/studies. This has caused something similar to tunnel vision with his obsession, beginning the strange habit of watching a worm crawl through the holes in a dead body. (Pretty strange..habit.)
2.) In chapters 1-2, Victor was described as a carefree boy as he spoke of his happy childhood. In 3-5, the tone had shifted to one that was more sullen as he described the death of his mother, in addition the ill-fallen Elizabeth. This went from a pleasant recall to serious and foreboding as he warns Walton that mankind should not exceed its limits.
3.) Victor's lack of nature is what disconnects him from his family and causes cut ties from himself and anything that does not pertain to his project. However, his main purpose was to create life where, instead of focusing on a positive aspect, he focuses on the negatives. Being away from the true beauty of nature is what has caused his ignorance so far.
4.) Victor interprets his dream to be bad or something that was foreboding, believing that it was telling him that his projects and that meddling with death would cause the downfall of everyone he loved. However, the true message was that if he were to love his family in both life and death, then he would be able to love his creations.
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