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Rodriguez 1 Eliana Rodriguez Cogswell AP English Language Comp. 5 November 2017 Frankenstein Review List Frankenstein Mary Shelley Gothic Fiction January 1, 1818 The setting of Frankenstein is vastly taken throughout Europe. It first takes place in Walton’s ship where he seeks to discover a Northern Passage to the Pacific. Along his travels he finds himself with Victor. Victor soon tells his narration and exclaims how Geneva is where he spent the vast majority of his childhood. Then when Victor goes to school, it transitions to Ingolstadt where he begins to learn about the mysteries of the creation of life in which he becomes intrigued and finally begins to create the monster. Moreover in the story, nature elements like the valley of†¦show more content†¦The monster being confused by this, seeks to find Victor but is entirely rejected as Victor doesn’t want anything to do with him. Left to fend for himself, the monster begins to learn more about himself and adopt human characteristics including compassion and knowledge in which he learns from the De Lacey family. After being rejected from society because of his appearan ce he feels lonely and turns to Victor to create him a mate and promises to never seek him again. When Victor doesn’t keep his promise, the monster turns to anger and hopes to bring agony to Victor. â€Å"Believe me, Frankenstein: I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but am I not alone, miserably alone? You my creator abhor me†. (chapter 10 page 89) One minor character is Elizabeth Lavenza. She was adopted into the Frankenstein family after being found from a poor Italian family who couldn’t afford to feed her. Later discovering that in fact Elizabeth is an orphan daughter of a nobleman and a German woman. Caroline Frankenstein having always wanted a daughter takes Elizabeth into the family and wishes for her and Victor to marry later on as it is her dying wish. Elizabeth is portrayed as the ideal woman who is initially seen for her beauty but it molded into a role in which she embraces by Caroline. â€Å"Her sympathy was ours; her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us†. (chapter 2 page 33).Show MoreRelatedFrankensteins Origin: Assessing Thompsons Argument for the Creatures Literary Ancestors 1443 Words   |  6 PagesThe greatest modern stories often hail from ancient myths, and Mary Shelleys novel, Frankenstein, proves no exception to this claim. Replete with references to John Miltons Paradise Lost and the ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, the story of Frankenstein seems, in many ways, very much like the Creature himself—which is to say, cobbled together from various scraps of previously existing parts. Terry W. 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