Tuesday, February 26, 2008

task 2

 The 1831 original image of the monster is not portrayed as the monster Hollywood created for their movie because he didn't look enough as he was described. 

definition of a monster

I think a monster is a generalized category for people or specimens who are out of ordinary.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Questions on Chapters One and Two

What are Frankenstein’s parents like? How do they feel about each other and about their child?

-Victor's parents are very happy and content about their children, and they love all the children with all their hearts. 

Who is Elizabeth? Describe her. How does she come to join the Frankenstein family?

-Elizabeth was a orphan because her mother died while giving birth and her father died of a sickness, she was living with a poor family and when victor's mother seen her she fell in love and had to have the child as her own.

How do people react to Elizabeth? How does Victor feel about Elizabeth?

-people think elizabeth is "princess" and doesn't look like she would be poor, Victor thinks of Elizabeth "as his own" because his mother stated "i have a gift for you" so i made him think that Elizabeth was his own. 

How are Victor and Elizabeth different? What kind of person is Victor?

-They're different because they're not blood related and they don't treat each other as siblings but more as cousins.

Who is Henry Clerval? What is he like? How is he different from Victor?

-Henry is Victor's only friend, hes interested in liturature and nature as fankenstien is the opposit 

How does Elizabeth affect Victor and Henry?

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At age eighteen what does Victor say is his passion, and what do you think will be the eventual result of it?

-his passion is electricity and i think the outcome will be that he creates the monster experimenting with it.

What does Victor want to accomplish in life?

-He wants to experiment with electricity.

Why does Victor turn to the study of mathematics? What prevents him from continuing this study?


Wednesday, February 6, 2008