Mary Shelley
Robert Walton
Victor
Frankenstein
Victor
Frankenstein tells
of his fixation with
science and the
Monster’s story in
the chapters.
POV: Victor
Frankenstein is “I”.
The Monster
Robert Walton tells
of his life and Victor
Frankenstein’s story
in Letters 1-4 written
to his sister.
POV: Robert Walton
is “I”.
The Monster
tells his story in
Chapters 11-16.
POV: The
Monster is “I”.
It’s A Story Within A Story Within A Story.
Nature Vs. Nurture
Is the Monster evil because he is inherently bad,
or did he turn bad because of the way he was
treated?
Man vs. Nature
Should man attempt to create life or leave
creation to nature?
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Victor Frankenstein represents Obsession.
The Monster represents Evil.
Robert Walton represents Curiosity.
Elizabeth and Young William represent
Innocence.
Obsession
Curiosity
Evil
Endangers
Innocence
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Frankenstein is a story told in a series of
flashbacks.
A flashback is an account of a conversation, an
episode, or an event that happened before the
beginning of a story.
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Victor Frankenstein & Henry Clerval
Victor and Henry are character foils. Henry is
the reminder of Victor’s beginnings, making
Victor’s instability more obvious.
Robert Walton & Victor Frankenstein
Robert idolizes Victor because they share
similar interests. Victor becomes Robert’s
mentor to prevent Robert from making the
same mistakes.
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The Romantic time period of the 19th century in Britain
and Europe.
Writers looked to nature for their inspiration.
The distant past was idealized.
Literature of this period celebrated the individual.
Characters were often emotional and imaginative instead
of rational and analytical.
Frankenstein is a classic example of Romanticism.
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Who is the real monster in the story?
What is the rising action, conflict, climax,
falling action, and resolution of the
novel?
How is the setting an example of
Romanticism?
How did Mary Shelley create a new
genre with this novel?