Frankenstein Chapters 1 – 4 Verified A

Frankenstein Chapters 1 – 4 Verified A What is the setting? ️️Geneve Switerland Who did Frankenstein's father marry? ️️A young orphaned woman. Why did Frankenstein's father marry the woman he did? ️️Her father had died and she was an orphan What are some archetypes of orphans? ️️*Don't expect much from others * Abandonment and trust issues * Always looking for others * Often worried about others What is an archetype? ️️story element that transcends time and place What does Frankenstein's mother do later in life? ️️Helps another orphan What is the name of the orphan Frankenstein's mother helps? ️️Elizabeth What does Victor refer to Elizabeth as? ️️His "more than sister" How is Elizabeth presented to Victor? ️️As a gift from his mother What does Victor think about Elizabeth? (not her personality) ️️That she is his possession and that he is "his" Why is Elizabeth's portrayal interesting? ️️Because Mary Shelley's mother was a women's rights activist What does Elizabeth think is important about things? ️️The beauty of things What does Victor think is important about things? ️️How they work What does Victor do to Elizabeth because of her view of the world? ️️He dismisses her as an intellectual equal What is Victor youngest brother's name? ️️William How many children do Victor's mother and father have? (including him; not including Elizabeth) ️️Three Who is Victor's friend? ️️Henry Clerval What does Henry like about things? ️️The moral relations of things and how they work together What is different about Victor compared to Henry? ️️Victor is more violent and wants to discover the origins of things What does Victor pick up whilst with his father? ️️Old style science books (alchemy) What are the books Victor reads about? ️️People who are trying to find out the meaning of life and how life is created What does Victor's father think about the books? ️️That they are old-fashioned What natural event occurs that fascinates Victor? ️️A tree is struck by lightning and destroyed Why is Victor interested in the tree being struck by lightning? ️️It is mother nature destroying something with electricty What idea does Victor become interested in? ️️Galvanism What is Galvanism? ️️electricity produced by chemical action What is a major theme in the first 4 chapters? ️️Man's desire for ultimate knowledge and the disasters that can happen because of those desires What is Faustian legend? ️️pursuing knowledge at all costs in the hope of concurring death What is Victor's first encounter with death? ️️His mother dies