Mary Shelleys FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 10 Chapter Summaries

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 -10 Chapter Summaries Shelley’s Writing Technique More Themes & Allusions! The Great Chain of Being

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 -10 Chapter Summaries Chapter 6 • Elizabeth writes Victor • Elizabeth misses Victor • Family is doing well • Introduction to Justine (servant/family friend) • Mention of youngest brother, William, and how good he has become • Tours with Henry to calm his soul Chapter 7 Chapter 9 • Victor receives news from father • William dead, Elizabeth in anguish • Victor goes home, sees what looks like Creature near where William was murdered (pathetic fallacy, too!) • Victor concludes Creature murdered William • Circumstantial evidence suggests Justine murderer; Justine falls ill • Victor cannot tell the truth; wants to commit suicide but won’t so he won’t further hurt family • Victor lives in daily fear of seeing the monster again. Victor is filled with remorse and guilt; his family is in mourning. His father’s heath suffers. • Leaves and goes on trip to escape Creature (literally and figuratively) Chapter 8 • Elizabeth defends Justine in court • In court, Justine admits to crime but later says it is a lie (wanted God’s forgiveness) • Justine dies; Frankenstein starts seeing seriousness of his actions Chapter 10 • Victor wanders Swiss Alps, finding some peace • Shelley’s poem, “We rest…” • Meets up with Creature • Chastises creation for all it has done; Creature expected this • Victor calls creature Devil; Creature calls itself Adam (Biblical allusions); Fallen Angel • Monster tells how lonely life is; otherwise will be “scourge of life”

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 -10 Writing Techniques SETTING UP THE PLOT: WRITING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 6 LETTERS • TECHNIQUES FOR INTRODUCING NEW ELEMENTS OF NOVEL: • Letter from Elizabeth introducing characters, (Justine and William) • Pros of this style • Cons of this style Remember: The entire novel is writing using the “tell you a story” technique. Is it effective? CHAPTER 7 LETTERS • PLOT DEVELOPMENT: • Letter from Father introducing significant plot developments • Does this technique work? Quotes/Poetry Shelley also uses allusions and specific references to other poems (P. Shelley; Coleridge). What is the effect?

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 -10 Themes HOW: _____________ Isolation Guilt Family Other: HOW: __________________________ HOW: __________

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Chapters 6 -10 Biblical Allusions MONSTER: FRANKENSTEIN: GOD THE DEVIL ADAM

Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN Great Chain of Being GOD (Perfection) ANGELS (Intuition) Chapters 6 -10 A philosophy important in Shakespeare’s time; ordered and linked the universe MAN (Existence, Growth, Passion, Reason) ANIMALS Tampering with the Great Chain (through betrayal, murder, or trying to “overstep bounds” leads to chaos and tragedy (Existence, Growth, Passion) PLANTS (Existence, Growth) MINERALS (Existence)