What does Victor say when he sees the monster? It is noon when he arrives on the top of the mountain, when he sees “the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed.” Feeling rage and contempt for the creature, Victor says he could “close with him in mortal combat.” Victor tells the monster to
“begone” or “stay, that I may trample
…
What does Frankenstein do when he first sees that his creation is alive?
What does Frankenstein do when he first sees that his creation is alive? A.
He yells “Eureka”and celebrates
.
How does Victor feel about the monster?
While Victor feels
unmitigated hatred for his creation
, the monster shows that he is not a purely evil being. The monster’s eloquent narration of events (as provided by Victor) reveals his remarkable sensitivity and benevolence.
How does Victor react when the creature first opens his eyes?
What does that do to Victor’s response? a. Victor responds to the actual creation of life by immediately being horrified by what he has created. He is filled with disgust and horror and what he had hoped to be a beautiful creation is actually horrible with its black lips and
almost-white, watery eyes
.
Where does Victor see the monster?
While
near Secheron, on Mont Blanc
, Victor catches a glimpse of the monster between flashes of lightning.
Victor’s plans to head home to Geneva change when he discovers what he calls the secret of life. Through his years of study, Victor has discovered
how to reanimate dead things
, though the reader is never enlightened as to exactly what he has discovered.
Frankenstein, Chapter 5.
Shortly after bringing his creation to life
, the weight of what he has done descends on Victor. He describes his creation as hideous. The form of the monster on whom I had bestowed existence was for ever before my eyes, and I raved incessantly concerning him.
Frankenstein, Chapter 2. Victor on the origins of his obsession with artifically creating life. “
I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exulting in my powers, now burning with the idea of their effects. From my infancy I was imbued with high hopes and a lofty ambition.
”
Summary: Chapter 23
He begins to search for the monster in the house, when suddenly he hears Elizabeth scream and realizes that it was never his death that the monster had been intending this night. Consumed with grief over Elizabeth’s death, Victor returns home and tells
his father
the gruesome news.
Victor’s reaction to his creation initiates a haunting theme that persists throughout the novel—
the sense that the monster is inescapable, ever present, liable to appear at any moment and wreak havoc
.
Instead of being satisfied with his creature, he is disappointed because of
its ugly appearance
.
How does Victor at first respond to the creature’s demand? At first Victor says no. What response does he expect from the creature?
Anger, rage, and expects him to out lash on him
.
A chase ensues as Victor tries to capture and kill the creature who has tormented him for several years.
Victor chases the monster from Geneva south to the Mediterranean Sea
. Both board a ship bound for the Black Sea, journey through Russia, and make their way north to the Arctic Circle.
He sees the monster
on top of a glacier
. he doesn’t destroy the monster because he physically cannot, as well as the monster speaks intelligently causing Victor to be intrigued.
In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, many readers label the creature as a monster
because of his physical appearance and Victor as an outcast to everyone around him
.
Victor takes a tour of a nearby mountain and glacier on Mount Montanvert to refresh his tortured soul. While on the glacier, the monster confronts his maker. Victor seems ready to engage in a combat to the death, but the monster convinces Victor to listen to his story.
What description does Victor use to describe his creation’s eye when he first brings his creation to life? “
dull, yellow eye
.”
How does Victor at first respond to the creature’s demand? At first Victor says no. What response does he expect from the creature?
Anger, rage, and expects him to out lash on him
.
What does that do to Victor’s response? a. Victor responds to the actual creation of life by immediately being horrified by what he has created. He is filled with disgust and horror and what he had hoped to be a beautiful creation is actually horrible with its black lips and
almost-white, watery eyes
.
How does Victor react when his creation comes to life? He is
disgusted and runs screaming from the room.
