Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Vol. 3 Chapters 1-4: "I will be with you on your wedding-night."

Victor Frankenstein returned from Chamounix to Geneva and procrastinated for several months.  Finally, after reassuring his father that he planned to marry Elizabeth, Frankenstein headed back to England to confront the dreaded task of making a female creature.  Elizabeth and Frankenstein's father had arranged some company for Victor; Clerval joined him in Strasbourg.

For several months the friends traveled together and Victor worried that the creature might harm his relatives in Switzerland or follow him and wreak vengeance on his friend, Clerval.  Victor eventually convinced Clerval to leave him alone for a month or two, with the intention of creating the female monster.

In this post, write as Victor and put yourself in his mind as you begin to create the creature's companion.  What begins to worry you about the project?  What questions begin to enter your mind about the pairing?  What could be unintended consequences of created a mate?  What did you decide to do with the work-in-progress?  Be sure to include explanation with in your answers.

Your answer should help the reader understand what enrages the creature and causes him to warn Victor that, "I will be with you on your wedding-night."

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