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Summary Notes of Part 3, Chapter 1 of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
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Summary Notes of Part 3, Chapter 1 of Frankenstein. Includes summary of events, key sections of analysis and links to The Handmaid's Tale.
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Frankenstein Part 1 ChapterAlmost immediately, Victor begins to question the wisdom of creating a companion for the monster and delays. He a
realizes that to complete the project he'll have to do some research in England. Alphonse senses Victor's distress, an
it might stem from some reluctance on Victor's part to marry Elizabeth. Victor assures his father he'd like nothing mo
to marry Elizabeth. Alphonse suggests they marry immediately as a cure for the family's recent sorrow. But Victor do
want to marry with his bargain with the monster hanging over his head, and uses the trip he has to take to England a
excuse to put the wedding off. Alphonse and Victor agree that he will go to England for a time not to exceed a year, a
Clerval, looking to pursue his studies after having to spend some time working for his father, will accompany him. Ye
continues to feel like a "wretch
Themes – highlight themes and add a quote for each that are Links to HT
present.
Social status/class Victor, Alphonse and the creature all view wom
Loneliness and Isolation something for a man to love and possess, there
Violence objectifying their existence. This can be linked t
Language and Power general attitude of Gileadean society towards w
Playing God as subjugated below men. In particular this is
Relationships and family portrayed through the character of the comma
Treatment of women who hypocritically defies the laws of the societ
Science he created by taking Offred to jezebel’s ; so in o
Mankind and nature sense women in Gilead are subjugated by being
Victims confined to either domestic roles, or being use
Warnings tool for reproduction. But in another sense, the
Quotes even further repressed by still being secretly us
escorts and prostitutes, in defiance of the respe
Loneliness and isolation: With the creature’s request now society claims to give them.
constantly on Victor’s mind, he still spends little time in the
company of others, gradually he becomes more and more isolated
from the domestic sphere ‘you are still unhappy and avoid our
society’.
Relationships and family: Alphonse seems to think that Victor has
no true affections for Elizabeth, despite his intent for them to be
married ‘I confess my son, that I have always looked forward to
your marriage with our dear Elizabeth as the tie of our domestic
comfort’, it as though Victor has completely abandoned all
thoughts of love and romance in his creation of the monster. His
father talks of ‘domestic comfort’; a parallel could be made
between Victor and the monster in terms of their need for female
companionship, the monster in particular is lacking domestic
comfort.
Treatment of women: Shelley’s use of pronouns show that men
in the novel see women as possessions of their own , Victor talks
about her as ‘my Elizabeth’ , with the use of ‘my’ making Elizabeth
sound like an object who he may ‘claim’ as reward for
accomplishing the task ahead of him. The creature similarly views
the female that Victor must create as a present, a reward for his
struggles.
Mankind and nature: Shelley uses Clerval as a character who
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