Frankenstein has created the monster and ends up being terrified of the monster. The monster has beautiful characteristics including white teeth and muscular build. The monster's eyes are the only real thing that throws Victor off. In an attempt to run away from the monster he runs into his old friend Henry Clerval visits him which sets Frankenstein into a panic state and he ends up passing out and stays ill for a while with Henry to take care of him.
Frankenstein has been working for years on this experiment and once it is done, he can't bare to face it. He is terrified of what he has created. The monster as the author has described him is beautiful but the eyes steal that away from the beauty. Even when his friend comes, he is afraid to show him the monster because he's afraid he will judge him and tell his family of the horror that he created. Clerval comes as an old friend that has missed Frankenstein and wishes to take care of him while Victor is sick. I feel like what Victor needs is a break from science and Clerval is his perfect opportunity to do such.
I like that the author is putting Clerval into the mix of everything and lets Frankenstein see the light that he hasn't seen in a while. This author is using very strong descriptive characters. Especially when she is describing the monster and all his features which are so strong, they are haunting Frankenstein. I don't however like that she is just jumping from one thing to another. She talks about the monster then Frankenstein realizing how bad his monster is and then Clerval shows up. I'm just getting a little confused.
I feel like Clerval will stay with Victor and in that time being, the monster will come out of hiding and present himself to both Frankenstein and Clerval. I feel like Clerval will leave Frankenstein in an attempt to escape and tell everyone of the monster. This will only make Victor's misery increase and will plunge him into a state of depression which will grant him the name Dr. Frankenstein and become a mad scientist.
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1. What is your first impression of the description of the monster? Is it similar to Frankenstein's?
2. Why do you think that Frankenstein had that reaction to the monster?
We have the same background :O
ReplyDeleteShelley's technique is to make you as confused and fearful as Victor is. He's a man consumed with something that he believes is impossible...once it actually works, he is astonished and instantly shameful of what he has done. Clerval returns him to humanity and he fully believes that by ignoring the problem, it will simply disappear.
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