Frankenstein
Chapters 6-8
Chapter 6
V receives a letter from Elizabeth, who is desperate for him to return home.
She says that his father is well, and Ernest is now 16.
William, the youngest, is described as being a happy child.
Justine Moritz’s story begins with this chapter. She becomes a part of the Frankenstein family, and though called a servant is much more than that to them.
Chapter 6 (con’t
Justine’s young life is troubled at times, and foreshadowing appears in quotes such as: “Poor Justine was very ill, but other trials were reserved for her.”
V recovers from his illness and despair in about a fortnight (14 days). He cannot feel joy in his progress, because he is worried about what the fruit of his labors may be doing.
Victor introduces Henry Clerval to his professors.
As Waldman praises V, it makes him feel even less joy than before. In trying to please Victor with praise, Waldman actually torments V.
Krempe is not nice about V and his emotional stuggles.
Clerval does not like the sciences like V. He is a fan of literature and languages.
V plans to go home in the fall; he has been away for 6 years.
Chapter 6 - conclusion
V and Henry take a long walking tour, and V feels happy again, somewhat…but embedded in his musings is the fact that he knows it this happiness is only temporary.
Chapter 7: Bad news from V’s dad
William is dead, murdered while he left the family to play hide and seek.
Possible motive for the murder is the theft of a very valuable miniature that once belonged to Caroline (V’s mom).
Victor makes plans to go to Geneva immediately. The journey home is melancholy. Stops for two days at Lausanne to try to calm his nerves.
C. 7 - continued
V stops at the place where William was murdered since he arrives at Geneva when the city gates are closed.
A thunderstorm with lightening ensues, and Victor sees the glimpse of a figure that looks like it might be his creation.
He wonders if the monster may be the actual murderer, and then concludes that the creature is the one! Thinks of pursuing the creature, but sees that the monster is hanging on some mountain rocks, out of range.
V goes to his dad’s home
V desperately wishes to tell what he know about who the murderer might be, but cannot.
Arrives at his father’s home, and Ernest tells him that the murderer has been found – Justine!
Circumstantial evidence against Justine:
She was ill and taken to her bed for a few days. While ill, a servant discovered the miniature in her clothing. She was also out all night the evening of the murder, and acted strangely when told of William’s death.
Chapter 8: The Trial
Justine is calm; evidence is presented. Says she is innocent, but says that her protests will probably not acquit her.
Mentions seeing a man late that evening (who might that be?)
Says she spent the night in a barn since the city gates were locked.
Conjectures that the murderer might have placed the jewel on her, but then takes her statement back.
C. 8
Elizabeth testifies as to Justine’s character, and even though it is powerful, it is not helpful.
V starts acting like a stereotypical mad scientist.
Justine then confesses to the murder, and then calls it a lie. Says she confessed, so she can obtain absolution. “I leave a sad and bitter world.” She dies and V feels devastation at how many lives have been lost because of him.
Victor
Victor is in turmoil; he has caused William’s death, and now Justine’s, and despairs over “…the first hapless victims [of]my unhallowed arts.”
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Frankenstein notes Chapters 1 - 5
Frankenstein
The Letters through Chapter Two
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Chapter One
Victor’s life and family
Father – Alphonse
Mother – Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein (daughter of one of Alphonse’s friends)
Brothers – Ernest (middle child)
William – youngest son
Distinguished family
Chapter One (Continued)
Victor’s parents traveled extensively and on one of the travels to Italy, they adopted Elizabeth Lavenza (daughter of an Italian nobleman, living in poverty when the Frankensteins meet her)
Chapter Two
One year age difference between Victor and Elizabeth.
Victor tells of his happy childhood, and how passionate he is about life and learning.
Victor’s school friend – Henry Clerval is interested in heroes, action of mankind.
Elizabeth – calm, saintly, soft voice, sympathetic
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor’s interest in “natural philosophy” makes him wish to read Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Alberto Magnus.
Science is his focus and he feels that he must always strive to learn more.
Searches for the “elixir of life.”
Witnesses a thunderstorm while 15, and becomes interested in the laws of electricity.
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor changes his studies to math and science built on a secure foundation after reading Sir Isaac Newton.
Chapter ends with foreshadowing:
“Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.”
Chapter 3 Frankenstein
Victor enters college at 17.
University of Ingolstadt.
Elizabeth gets scarlet fever.
Caroline (V’s mom) nurses Elizabeth to health, but falls ill.
On her deathbed, Caroline joins Victor’ and Elizabeth’s hands and wishes for them to marry someday.
Chapter Three (Continued):
Victor meets his professors.
M. Krempe (Monsieur): professor of natural philosophy. Uncouth, repulsive.
M. Waldman: opposite of Krempe. Benevolent, dignified. Helps decide Victor’s future. Focus on chemistry.
Chapter Four:
Victor makes rapid progress in his studies. He improves some chemical instrumentation at the university and receives accolades.
Becomes interested in the structure of the human frame. Says to examine life, one must look at death, so he goes to graveyards to observe the normal decay of the human body.
Chapter Four (continued):
Victor visits charnel houses, vaults, and looks at the decaying effects of death on the human body.
Realizes that he is becoming “..capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter.”
Becomes concerned about how to enact reanimation.
Decides to make the creature gigantic in size, so the parts will be easier to manipulate in the lab.
Victor, himself, becomes an absolutely, exhausted wreck (time in school, lab, and prowling graveyards at night).
Chapter Five:
On a dreary night in November, Victor is ready to infuse life into his creation.
Description of the creature/wretch:
Dull, yellow, watery eyes, deep eye sockets
Proportionate limbs, black shiny hair
Yellow skin, stretched tightly around his arteries, muscles
White teeth, black lips, shriveled complexion
Chapter Five (continued):
Took two years to make the creature.
Victor ruins his own health during the creative process.
Victor becomes horrified and disgusted as he looks at the monster.
After finally sleeping, Victor awakes and sees the creature stretching his hand out toward the creator.
Victor escapes from his apartment to his courtyard below, and runs into Henry Clerval the next day who has a letter from Elizabeth for Victor.
The Letters through Chapter Two
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Chapter One
Victor’s life and family
Father – Alphonse
Mother – Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein (daughter of one of Alphonse’s friends)
Brothers – Ernest (middle child)
William – youngest son
Distinguished family
Chapter One (Continued)
Victor’s parents traveled extensively and on one of the travels to Italy, they adopted Elizabeth Lavenza (daughter of an Italian nobleman, living in poverty when the Frankensteins meet her)
Chapter Two
One year age difference between Victor and Elizabeth.
Victor tells of his happy childhood, and how passionate he is about life and learning.
Victor’s school friend – Henry Clerval is interested in heroes, action of mankind.
Elizabeth – calm, saintly, soft voice, sympathetic
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor’s interest in “natural philosophy” makes him wish to read Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Alberto Magnus.
Science is his focus and he feels that he must always strive to learn more.
Searches for the “elixir of life.”
Witnesses a thunderstorm while 15, and becomes interested in the laws of electricity.
Chapter Two (Continued)
Victor changes his studies to math and science built on a secure foundation after reading Sir Isaac Newton.
Chapter ends with foreshadowing:
“Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.”
Chapter 3 Frankenstein
Victor enters college at 17.
University of Ingolstadt.
Elizabeth gets scarlet fever.
Caroline (V’s mom) nurses Elizabeth to health, but falls ill.
On her deathbed, Caroline joins Victor’ and Elizabeth’s hands and wishes for them to marry someday.
Chapter Three (Continued):
Victor meets his professors.
M. Krempe (Monsieur): professor of natural philosophy. Uncouth, repulsive.
M. Waldman: opposite of Krempe. Benevolent, dignified. Helps decide Victor’s future. Focus on chemistry.
Chapter Four:
Victor makes rapid progress in his studies. He improves some chemical instrumentation at the university and receives accolades.
Becomes interested in the structure of the human frame. Says to examine life, one must look at death, so he goes to graveyards to observe the normal decay of the human body.
Chapter Four (continued):
Victor visits charnel houses, vaults, and looks at the decaying effects of death on the human body.
Realizes that he is becoming “..capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter.”
Becomes concerned about how to enact reanimation.
Decides to make the creature gigantic in size, so the parts will be easier to manipulate in the lab.
Victor, himself, becomes an absolutely, exhausted wreck (time in school, lab, and prowling graveyards at night).
Chapter Five:
On a dreary night in November, Victor is ready to infuse life into his creation.
Description of the creature/wretch:
Dull, yellow, watery eyes, deep eye sockets
Proportionate limbs, black shiny hair
Yellow skin, stretched tightly around his arteries, muscles
White teeth, black lips, shriveled complexion
Chapter Five (continued):
Took two years to make the creature.
Victor ruins his own health during the creative process.
Victor becomes horrified and disgusted as he looks at the monster.
After finally sleeping, Victor awakes and sees the creature stretching his hand out toward the creator.
Victor escapes from his apartment to his courtyard below, and runs into Henry Clerval the next day who has a letter from Elizabeth for Victor.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Frankenstein Letters
FrankensteinThe Letters
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Letters of Robert Walton to Margaret Saville
Letter One: December
St. Petersburgh (Russia)
Plans to go where no man has gone before
Not afraid of:
Ice/storms – it should be summer-like at N. Pole
Danger
He first thought of this dream to explore while reading his Uncle Thomas’ letters about voyages.
Letter One (Continued):
Walton was an unsuccessful poet for a year.
6 years have passed since he began this project.
Could have had a life of luxury and ease.
Will sail in June.
Letter Two:
Location – Archangel, March
Has found a ship and sailors.
Desires to find a friend who is his equal.
Read Uncle Thomas’ book for the first 14 years of his life.
Shipmaster – courageous Englishman
Master-uneducated, silent, generous man
Letter Three:
Brief letter, July
As he travels North, conditions are more summer-like.
Gales, ice are no problem for the ship and its crew.
Walton is confident of his success, and promises his sister he will not encounter danger
Letter Four:
August, “a strange accident”
Surrounded by ice and fog
“perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the North…a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.”
Four (Continued):
Another sledge with a human, a European in a poor state of exhaustion.
Two days pass before the stranger can speak.
Says he is looking for “one who fled from me.”
August: “Broken spirit” of a man becomes Walton’s friend, and begins to tell his story.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Bell Schedule for Feb. 23-March 6th
RUN-UP TO TAKS SCHEDULE
February 23-March 6
Period Time
1 8:00-8:45
2A 8:50-9:35
2B 9:40-10:25
3 10:30-11:15
Lunch Class
4 “A” Lunch 11:15-11:45 11:50-12:40
Class Lunch Class
4 “B” Lunch 11:20-11:45 11:45-12:15 12:20-12:40
Class Lunch
4 “C” Lunch 11:20-12:10 12:10-12:40
5A 12:45-1:30
5B 1:35-2:20
6 2:25-3:10
February 23-March 6
Period Time
1 8:00-8:45
2A 8:50-9:35
2B 9:40-10:25
3 10:30-11:15
Lunch Class
4 “A” Lunch 11:15-11:45 11:50-12:40
Class Lunch Class
4 “B” Lunch 11:20-11:45 11:45-12:15 12:20-12:40
Class Lunch
4 “C” Lunch 11:20-12:10 12:10-12:40
5A 12:45-1:30
5B 1:35-2:20
6 2:25-3:10
Monday, February 16, 2009
Romantic Period - Frankenstein Notes
Romantic Period
1780-1830
Age of Revolution
Political
Many countries at war
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Educational Revolution
The literature of the time reflect events immersed in turmoil.
Romantic Period
Literature changed from creative to sophisticated writing.
Concerns of the writers:
Intelligence, high level thinking
Science=Enlightenment
Intricacies of the mind, psychology
Books and Literacy
The general public read more than previous time periods.
Libraries were readily available.
Affordable books.
Rise of periodicals.
Self help books on subjects such as math, science, were popular.
Concerns of the scientist
Can man create life?
Powers of life and death.
Who is responsible for life/death concerns?
Psychology
Nature vs. nurture issue
Human nature itself – what effects it?
Born with? Tabula rasa (blank slate?? OR
Family/social environment – how important is the way one is raised/treated?
Frankenstein
Characters:
Captain Robert Walton
English explorer (18th century) navigating his way to the North Pole.
Goal= Find glory, help mankind
Desires a friend
Responsible for his crew
We meet him in letters as the story begins.
Margaret Saville
Sister of the explorer
Recipient of letters
Not an active character in the story
Frankenstein’s family
Sons:
Victor
William
Ernest
Adopted sister:
Elizabeth Lavenza
Other characters
Victor’s parents
Henry Clerval – Victor’s friend
Justine Moritz- long time family servant
Monster (he has no name, but is called by many synonyms for monster – notice them)
DeLacey family
Structure of the novel
Multiple narrators
Begins with letters
Themes – coincide with Romantic period interests.
1780-1830
Age of Revolution
Political
Many countries at war
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Educational Revolution
The literature of the time reflect events immersed in turmoil.
Romantic Period
Literature changed from creative to sophisticated writing.
Concerns of the writers:
Intelligence, high level thinking
Science=Enlightenment
Intricacies of the mind, psychology
Books and Literacy
The general public read more than previous time periods.
Libraries were readily available.
Affordable books.
Rise of periodicals.
Self help books on subjects such as math, science, were popular.
Concerns of the scientist
Can man create life?
Powers of life and death.
Who is responsible for life/death concerns?
Psychology
Nature vs. nurture issue
Human nature itself – what effects it?
Born with? Tabula rasa (blank slate?? OR
Family/social environment – how important is the way one is raised/treated?
Frankenstein
Characters:
Captain Robert Walton
English explorer (18th century) navigating his way to the North Pole.
Goal= Find glory, help mankind
Desires a friend
Responsible for his crew
We meet him in letters as the story begins.
Margaret Saville
Sister of the explorer
Recipient of letters
Not an active character in the story
Frankenstein’s family
Sons:
Victor
William
Ernest
Adopted sister:
Elizabeth Lavenza
Other characters
Victor’s parents
Henry Clerval – Victor’s friend
Justine Moritz- long time family servant
Monster (he has no name, but is called by many synonyms for monster – notice them)
DeLacey family
Structure of the novel
Multiple narrators
Begins with letters
Themes – coincide with Romantic period interests.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Novel
Please purchase a copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (any unabridged version) by Feb. 16.
Barnes and Noble has editions available for less than $4. Check with customer service to see if the books are behind the counter.
You will receive a grade for bringing a book to class.
The library may also have several copies if you prefer to save money.
Barnes and Noble has editions available for less than $4. Check with customer service to see if the books are behind the counter.
You will receive a grade for bringing a book to class.
The library may also have several copies if you prefer to save money.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Turnitin
Please be sure to enroll in your class period right away, so you can submit your paper through Turnitin.
Log in to www.turnitin.com
Sign in with the email and password that you used last time. (If you have forgotten your password, click on the icon for that and follow the instructions).
Next hit "enroll in a new class"
Enrollment id are: 2591860 (for third period), 2591861 (for fourth period), and 2591862 (for sixth period).
The password for all classes is: "wildcat09"
After set up, please remember to upload your paper, assign it a title, and you will receive a digital receipt for your paper.
Log in to www.turnitin.com
Sign in with the email and password that you used last time. (If you have forgotten your password, click on the icon for that and follow the instructions).
Next hit "enroll in a new class"
Enrollment id are: 2591860 (for third period), 2591861 (for fourth period), and 2591862 (for sixth period).
The password for all classes is: "wildcat09"
After set up, please remember to upload your paper, assign it a title, and you will receive a digital receipt for your paper.
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