frankenstein test review Flashcards
Why the creature watched the cottagers
To learn how to be more human and aid the family in making their lives easier
why the creature helped the DeLacey family
He cares about them (feels their sufferings and emotions) and wants to help them as much as he can.
what brings the creature misery as he reflects upon himself
Loneliness and deformity (when he observed the cottagers)
why the creature puts a locket in Justine’s pocket
He wanted to blame her for murder.
how the creature felt when he learned the cottagers were gone
Enraged, so he set fire to the cottage.
the story of the DeLacey family & Safie
The De Lacey family was in the upper middle class of France, with Felix serving as a civil servant and Agatha who was “ranked with ladies of the highest distinction.” Safie’s father, a Turkish merchant who had been a businessman in Paris for many years (he faced xenophobic) Felix tried to help her father escape n the gov found out and exiled the DeLacey family.
Safie, like the monster, found herself in unenviable circumstances: she was born and raised in a society in which women can find no proper rank, and meet with very little respect. Safie’s mother was a Christian Arab who had been enslaved before being bought and married by Safie’s father, a Turkish merchant. Parisian authorities unjustly persecute Safie’s father, most likely because of his differing religious orientation and foreign manners. Felix had rescued Safie’s father from death in France and had placed her in the protection of a convent of nuns. She arrives in Germany just barely literate. This ultimately leads to Safie’s involvement with the De Lacey family because she wants to see Felix again.
how the point of view in ch. 11-18 affects Shelley’s story
It humanizes the creature, and reveals that the creature has surprising depth and sensitivity.
the creature’s reaction to seeing himself for the first time
terrified
the affect that Paradise Lost has on the creature
the Creature learns about the sufferings and failures of humanity, but also grows to desire human companionship and love. The monster explores in this narrative piece the connection between God and Frankenstein in relation to the creation of Adam and satan and himself
the dream the creature had about the cottagers
Winning their love and affection
the act of kindness the creature performs for a young girl
drags the girl from drowning in the lake
the reason Victor says he will not create another creature
Victor sees the danger of creating another monster that could turn against humans, He fears that male and female creatures will procreate. Their unnatural children could terrify and destroy future generations.
the reason the creature believes he is malicious
because he was unhappy. He knows he will never be accepted or even tolerated by people.
why Victor is taken to the magistrate
to enact justice on the monster’s crime and to prove his own innocence.
what happens on Victor’s wedding night
The monster attacks and kills Elizabeth.
