Wika what?-my first reaction to the ending

"My spirit will sleep in peace..." Page 211

Okay let's talk about this ending. The parts that made me really mad

First Victor stays up all night on his honeymoon to protect Elizabeth. He checks in every nook and cranny and this protection is really cute...until he misses the window. WHAT? He misses the window? Elizabeth should of bought a guard dog, perhaps he wouldn't of missed the window.

Then the monster turns into a coward. I mean if one is going to be evil and kill everyone stand the ground by your window and finish the job. I sincerely doubt Victor could of hurt the monster.

I'm glad that Walter learns from this story and decides to quench his drive for exploration. I am sad that he lost his friend but then I was freaked out again. The monster magically appears after the death, I mean how scary is that? and then the final straw that broke this story's back: the monster gets to make this great speech at the end over the dead body of his enemy. He wins and gets to talk about himself.

Booo

and Henry died...my favorite chracter

Jumping from frame to frame

"I shall collect my funeral pile and consume to ashes this miserable frame" Page 210

I would like to travel the frames from the outside frame to the inner frame discussing the characters as I go.

Walter-

I personally liked Walter this whole time. He was able to learn from Frankenstein and turn away from the dangerous journey he was on. I'm sure his sister was pleased.

Victor-

Victor is the character that I associate the theme duty and doubling with the most. His entire life is duty, if that's his science, his travels or his love with his family. He always at least attempts to put his purpose and others before him. I especially liked when he didn't want to marry Elizabeth because he wanted to protect her (awwwww).

The monster- My least favorite character. He gets so angry at his creator for rejecting him, and that's fair. However why he thought force would get him what he wanted I fail to grasp. Hasn't he learned anything from all of terrible things his rage has cased? If he hadn't of killed William perhaps Victor would of made him a wife right then and there. Then at the end he runs like a coward. Yuk

Safie-She at least wins as well. All she loses is a garden and a cottage.

Why the monster is EVIIIIIIL *lighting strike*

"A ghastly grin wrinkled his lips as he gazed on me" Page 159

Now it seems like one turning discussion of this book is weather or not the monster was born evil or if he learned his evil ways. I would like to argue that he was born evil, he simply needed a catalyst to bring that anger to surface. I saw this once he was learning from his books. He debates with himself about the murders that humans commit and he states "but when I heard details of vice and bloodshed, my wonder ceased and I turned away with disgust and loathing." page 114. However he becomes fascinated with bloodshed, trickery and vice. He isn't really disgusted, he simply connects with it. Once he's gripping William he resorts to instinct and kills him. He doesn't plan to kill the child and in this act alone he turns his murder away from a taught skill to a natural skill. He might claim that he learned anger from humanity but lets be honest the violent murderous rage he has is completely self-taught or from instincts. He just wishes it wasn't from him, how horrible it would be to look horrible and to be horrible as well.

A change of mind and purpose

"I dare not trust myself to question but which was intermixed with obscure forebodings of evil that made my heart sicken in my bosom" Page 157

Applause ladies and gentleman for the wonderful man Victor. It seems that he has changed his body and soul from the beginning of the novel. Where at the beginning he dove into his work, pouring over his studies, dead body parts and theories. I'm glad to see that he learned something after losing his brother, partially causing the death of an innocent person and losing months of health. One of the themes of the work is how the creation of life is sacred and I really think this is where that theme comes full circle. And Victor is able to see the causes of his works, he learns to see life as Henry does (my favorite character I'm SO glad he dies). If there's anything good that comes out of this book is that Victor stands up and doesn't drag himself into his science this one time.

Safie...Sopie...Sulfur...what's her name

"Felix seemed ravished with delight when he saw her" Page 112

The inner frame of this story is the story of Safie and Felix. At first I thought that this story was kind of random. Then I realized there were all sorts of parallels between Safie and the monster (oh boy oh boy oh boy). Once Safie appears into the lives of the cottage dwellers their lives spark up. The monster notes on how much happier they seem instead of they're constant sighing and looking off into the distance (how annoying). This is not the case for the monster. Even though he shares the same dark locks as Safie when he meets the family he only is hit with a stick. He is hit with a stick multiple times. I think it's interesting to point out how beauty/looks aren't everything. Even though Safie isn't assaulted each time she hangs the with the family she is a slow learner when it comes to French. The monster kicks but on learning the launguage and is able to read several books on the side.

Perhaps these chracters even match up with the theme of doubling...only they don't match together. Savy?

What have I gotten myself into?

"the beauty of the dream vanished" page 56

Usually when I read (especially classic literature) I either immediately hate the book or I like it. However I'm having the worst time with this book as I am interested in what is to come in the next couple of chapters, yet I'm disgusted with this story. I was so ready for a story of an angry monster that I'm disappointed with this story of a scientist that hides in his bed room, leaves his family and gets sick every other page. I hate Victor and I like Henry. My dream of a horror story vanished into the night. Yet, I'm eager to learn how this story will turn out. Perhaps we'll actually get to meet Elizabeth instead hearing from her in letters. Perhaps the monster will turn do something great in the book. Perhaps Henry will even do something to win the limelight that he's constantly shoved out of. No matter what once my dream of a horror story left, hopefully a better dream will sneak in. Surely something exciting happens, otherwise this book would of not made it in the scientific story classic that it is.

Hopefully

Right?

Doubling the Frame

"My affection for my guest increases every day." Page 26

Another one of my groups themes is doubling (similarities of action between two figures...) and one major example of doubling is between Walter and Victor. They are both driven to obsession and their quest for knowledge is more important than their lives. This is why Walter and Victor are inspired and bond together (seen in the above quote) However this example we talked about in class, so I'm not really going to focus on it.

I also kind of find a double in Elizabeth and Walter's sister. I really saw this in the couple of letters exchanged from the girls. It seems like they both have this material feelings for their boy. While both girls don't each have a romantic tie to their man (if Walter's sister had that relationship with Walter I would be VERY grossed out just because they're actually brother and sister). However their feelings shown through the letters are a parallel to each other.

This double can be seen easily due to the frame story, which is why I'm sure Mary Shelley did it.