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 orphan...
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
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