1. Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley
Adapted by: Marla Dewey Muscogee County School District Jessie Moreau Gwinnett County Public Schools, 2006/07

2. Prologue

3. Captain Walton journeys to the North Pole.

4. Captain Walton discovers Dr. Victor Frankenstein trapped in the ice
Captain Walton discovers Dr. Victor Frankenstein trapped in the ice. The Captain brings Victor aboard the ship.

5. Dr. Frankenstein
tells the Captain
the story of his
creature.

6. Chapter 1

7. Victor Frankenstein is born in Italy to a
wealthy family.

8. his parents adopt a girl named Elizabeth.
When he is 5 years old,
his parents adopt a girl
named Elizabeth.
She has fair skin and
golden hair.
Victor and Elizabeth are
best friends.

9. They grow up in Switzerland at the foot of the Alps.
They are good friends with a boy named Henry.

10. At 17 years old, Victor goes to the
University. He studies the human body and
hopes to create life.

11. Victor visits graveyards to get
spare body parts.

12. Chapter 2

13. Dr. Victor Frankenstein puts the body parts together.
He ZAPS his creation with
ELECTRICITY to bring him to life.

14. The monster is so ugly --
His skin is yellow
His lips are black
His teeth are white
His eyes are red

15. Victor becomes sick with disgust and runs away.

16. He is so sick that
his friend, Henry,
takes care of Victor
for several months.

17. Victor receives
a sad letter from home.
His brother William
has been killed.

18. When Dr. Frankenstein goes home, he sees the creature in the woods.
He knows that the monster
has killed his brother.

19. Justine, the maid, is found with William’s locket
Justine, the maid, is found with William’s locket. Even though she did not murder him, the maid confesses. Justine is found guilty and is put to death.

20. Victor hates the monster for killing his brother
and wants revenge.
He travels to France

21. Victor climbs to the top of Mt. Montavert to talk to God.
monster
surprises
Victor there.
monster then
tells his side
of the story.

22. Chapter 3
The Monster’s Story

23. I am good and
full of love.
Only suffering makes
me do bad things.

24. Everyone was horrified
After I was born, I was
hungry,
thirsty,
and in pain.
Everyone was horrified
when they saw me.

25. I found a cabin where I could hide
and watch the family who lived there:
an old man, and
a young man,
and a
young woman.

26. The family was very poor.
They were kind.
I liked to help them.

27. I learned by watching and listening to them.
I was happy when I learned
how to speak.
Then I could tell them how good
I really was.

28. I read a book and found out how I was created.
I was very angry at my creator,
Dr. Frankenstein,
because he made me so ugly.

29. I finally decided to talk to the family
in the cabin.
They got scared
and attacked me.
I hate myself.
I hate all men.

30. He said his father, Dr. Frankenstein,
I went to Switzerland.
I saw a young boy and
wanted to be his friend.
He was scared of me, too.
He said his father, Dr. Frankenstein,
would punish me.

31. I took his locket and hid it
I was so mad I strangled
the boy.
I took his locket and hid it
with the sleeping girl
in the barn.

32. Then I wouldn’t do these
Doctor,
if only I had a friend,
I would be happy.
Then I wouldn’t do these
awful things!

33. Chapter 4

34. Dr. Frankenstein
says he will
make a bride
for the monster.

35. Victor Frankenstein goes
to England
with Henry to study.
Victor works on
the bride but is very
nervous about it.

36. The doctor decides he doesn’t want the
monster and his bride to have children.
Dr. Frankenstein
destroys
his bride creation
before it is done.

37. The monster sees his bride destroyed
and vows revenge.

38. Victor is sick
with grief.
The monster
has killed his
friend.
Victor goes to Ireland
to see Henry.
The doctor finds out
Henry has been
murdered.

39. When the doctor
gets better,
he goes home
to Switzerland.
Victor then marries
Elizabeth.

40. Victor and Elizabeth
honeymoon in Italy.

41. Victor fears that the monster has followed them.
There is a bad storm.
Elizabeth goes to bed.
Victor fears that the monster has
followed them.
He leaves the house, searching for the monster.

42. The monster strangles Elizabeth. Elizabeth dies.
Dr. Frankenstein is heartbroken.
He goes to an insane asylum.

43. This time, when the
doctor gets better,
he vows
to find the monster
and kill him.
Victor chases
the monster
to the North Pole.

44. Dr. Frankenstein
meets Captain Walton
on the ship.
and tells him
the whole story.
Then Victor dies.

45. the monster climbs onto
The Captain meets the
monster when
the monster climbs onto
the ship.
The Captain hates
the monster for
the awful things
the monster has done.

46. But the monster hates himself
even more.
The monster
runs away into
the darkness
to hide forever.

47. The End