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1. Who is writing Letter 1 (and all the letters)? - ANS Robert Walton
2. To whom is he writing? What is their relationship? - ANS He is writing to
Margaret, his sister.
3. Where is Robert Walton when he writes Letter 1? Why is he there? What are his
plans? - ANS When Walton writes Letter 1 he is at the St. Petersburg. He is there
because he needs to hire a crew for his ship. Plans to sail to the North Pole in
order to discover magnetisms' secrets.
4. What does Robert Walton tell us about himself? - ANS Self educated, loves to
read, father died, loves adventure and discovery. Wishes he had a friend along to
share it with.
5. Where is Walton now? What do you think of Walton's question "What can stop
the determined heart and resolved will of man"? - ANS Walton is sailing to the
north. Walton's question shows his faith in the Romanticism. Emotion over reason
6. How much time has elapsed between Letter 3 and Letter 4? What "strange
accident" has happened to the sailors? - ANS One month has gone by. The ship is
trapped in ice and fog
,7. Why does the man picked up by the ship say he is there? What shape is he in? -
ANS He says he is looking for the one who fled from him. He asks for which
direction the ship is sailing. He is near death and very weak.
8. What sort of person does he seem to be? How does Walton respond to this man
The man appears to be mysterious. - ANS "This person" is Victor: Educated, well-
spoken, refined. Walton is fascinated by him.
9. How much time has elapsed when Walton begins writing again? What has
happened in the meantime? How does the man respond to Walton's project? How
is Walton responding to the man? - ANS Walton begins writing the biography of
this man the very next day. This man has slowly regained his strength and his
health. The man tells Waldon that his quest for knowledge and and his project will
end in misery. Walton becomes intrigued and wants to hear his side of the story.
10. How much time has elapsed when Walton begins writing again ? What has
happened in the meantime? How does the man respond to Walton's project? Why
does the man agree to tell his story? - ANS The man agrees to tell his story because
he can see that Walton is looking for knowledge as he once was. Victor hopes that
it won't end in a disaster for Walton as it did for him.
11. What is the man's background? (Do we know his name yet?) Where is he
from? - ANS We don't know his name. He is from Geneva, Switzerland. He was
greatly loved and adored by his parents.
12. What is the story of the man's mother, Caroline Beaufort? How does the man
feel toward his parents, and what responsibilities does he feel they had toward
, him? - ANS Caroline's father and Frankenstein Sr, were friends. Once Caroline's
father died Caroline married Frankenstein Sr. Victor's mother died. He loved his
parents. He felt as though it was his parents responsibility to raise him the right
way. Holds his parents responsible for his sadness and happiness.
13. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? What gift does the man's
mother give him? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?
- ANS Victor's parents adopted Elizabeth Lavenza, she was an orphan. The man's
mother gave him Elizabeth. This is the first time that we figure out Victor's name.
We don't know his family name.
14. Who is Henry Clerval and what is his relation to Victor? - ANS Henry Clerval is
Victor's childhood best friend. He is the son of a merchant from Geneva.
15. How does Victor characterize the interests and characters of Clerval, Elizabeth,
and himself? - ANS Clerval was interested in romantic literature. He acted in plays
with Victor. He was intrigued in being moral. Elizabeth was captivated by poetry
but she didn't want to learn it. Victor was always intrigued by science, always
wanted to learn more.
16. Who is Cornelius Agrippa and how does Victor find out about him? How does
Victor's father respond, and how does Victor comment on that response? - ANS
Cornelius Agrippa is a scientist that studied alchemy. Victor finds out about him by
reading a book. Victor's father says that Agrippa's work is nonsense. The books are
unscientific and outdated.
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