Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Chapters 2 and 3 Sang Ryu

Chapter 2 - Victor is 17 And is preparing to go to … Ingolstadt for schooling Tragedy befalls him… As he mother dies, she expresses a dying wish… Elizabeth steps into Caroline Beaufort’s shoes Victor bids farewell to all Why doesn’t Henry Clerval join him?

Victor shares that he find new faces… Repugnant. A bit strong? He finds himself “unfit for the company of strangers” (pg 41). What does this bode? He describes his two teachers, Krempe and Waldman Pg 43 “I was required to exchange chimeras of grandeur for realities of little worth. “ Pg. 45 Destiny decided.

Chapter 3 Victor recounts his motivations and Shelley develops this character in relationship to his two mentors – M. Krempe and M. Waldman. What is his relationship with these two individuals? Let’s look at page 47. Two years pass and V does not return to Geneva. He describes the appeal of science as compared to other studies. His central question becomes – What is the source of life?

Notice Shelley’s use of language… Unless I had been animated by an almost supernatural enthusiasm my application to this study would have been irksome or almost intolerable. Let’s jump to page 50 – a place where we are once again reminded of the novel’s convention (remember, it is a story told to and recorded by Walton). What is Frankenstein’s modus operandi? We once again find ourselves at the intersection of Knowledge =Power and Ignorance = Bliss

Turn to a partner to consider and interpret this quotation Turn to a partner to consider and interpret this quotation. How does it connect to our novel so far?

Chapter 4 This chapter begins after two years of work on the monster. It begins with a variation on “It was a dark and stormy night” the classic horror tale introduction – “It was a dreary night of November…”

Chapter IV – What is Shelley up to? Accomplishment Infuse Spark Infinite pain and care Beautiful Great God! Lustrous Pearly white Luxuriances Anxiety Agony Dismally Half extinguished Catastrophe Proportion Yellow skin Horrid Watery eyes

Victor’s dream (pg. 56) Victor’s dream begins in delight How so? It then quickly changes – to ? Let’s examine Shelley’s use of sentence length and syntax as she describes the dream. “Delighted… What do you notice? Notice also Shelley’s description of the moonlight. Why does she use personification here? Why might Shelley have chosen Victor’s mother to populate his dream?

Victor’s redeemer enters… Henry Clerval arrives and is disturbed by what he sees in his friend. Pg 62 – It is interesting that when Victor asks how he can repay Victor’s kindness, Clerval says: “You will repay me entirely ,if you do not DIScompose yourself, but get well as fast as you can; and since you appear in such good spirits, I may speak to you on one subject…” Notice how Shelley subtly uses significant diction.