FrankensteinMary ShelleyNovelBrief Synopsis:The book opens with a scene of a ship in the Arctic Ocean. The ship is stuck inthe ice and unable to move. Robert Walton, the ships captain, is writing letters to hissister back home.
The letters tell of his explorations and the events that occur on the ship. Waltons crew pulls abord a lifeless body and revive the man back to life. This man isVictor Frankenstein. Walton and Frankenstein talk about why Victor is in the Arctic andVictor explains the horrible and tragic story of the past few years of his life. Victor was born to a very wealthy and popular family.
While he was still younghis parents adopted a young girl with whom Victor would grow up with and eventuallyfall in love with her. Victor goes through medical school and becomes very good friends aclassmate, Henry Clerval. Even though Victors young life seams perfect it is all about tochange. Victors mother died when he was still young and her death would change him forthe rest of his life. After Victors mothers death Victor swore he would conquer themortality of humans.
Victor, once he was out of medical school, he began to work on histheory of conquering death. He collected numerous body parts and put them together andused a special technique to bring the corpse to life. At first Victor thought he had failed,but the creature sat up and was alive. Victor was horrified by his own creation and fledhis laboratory. The monster then disappeared into the city. Two years pasted and the monster wasnt heard from, until something terriblehappened.
Victors younger brother William was strangled to death. It was believed thatWilliams nanny and close friend of the family, Justine, had murdered him. A lynch mobgathered and drug her off and hanged her. Later on Victor saw his creature and realizedthat the monster murdered his brother not Justine. Victor still in shock after his brothersdeath went to the mountains.
The monster followed him there. When Victor stopped themonster confronted him. The monster explained to Victor how he survived while inhiding. He told Victor of the family he watched through a crack in the wall of theabandoned shack he stayed in and how he learned to read, write, and talk from thesepeople. After a long and detailed conversation the monster told Victor of his deal.
Themonster wanted Victor to create another being similar to himself. The monster realizedthat he was hideous and that no normal human could or would ever love him. Thecreature that Victor would create for him would be his lifelong partner and they wouldflee civilization never to return. The other side of the deal was if Victor did not agree themonster would haunt Victor the rest of his life. Since the monster would not have anyoneto love neither would Victor because the monster would torture Victor by killing all thepeople that he loved. At first Victor agreed to the deal.
Days went by and Victor began his project. Half way through he realized that he regretted the first time he did this and he swore tohimself that he would not repeat the same mistake again. Victor destroyed the remains ofthe project and as he was doing this the monster came in the room. Once the monster sawVictor wreaking his laboratory, he became furious. The monster promised Victor hewould regret his actions and threatened that Victor should be careful because the monsterwould be with him on his wedding night. The monsters threat did not stop Victor from his plans of marrying Elizabeth, hischildhood love.
After the wedding Victor hired the best men to guard him and his wifethat night. As Victor was checking the guards he heard his wife scream. They rushed intothe room, saw the monster fleeing the room, and saw his wife strangled on the bed. Victor then swore that he would track the monster to the ends of the Earth and kill him.
The monster lead Victor to the Arctic. This is where Victor was pulled aboard by Capt. Walton and his crew. After Victor finished telling his story to Walton and his crew he fell asleep anddied. Sometime later a rather large and hideous man came aboard the ship and asked ifthey had seen his father.
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