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- Young Victor Frankenstein is absorbed in his studies, isolating himself from his loving family in Geneva. My father was not scientific, and I was left to struggle with a child's blindness, added to a student's thirst for knowledge. This scene demonstrates Victor's early fascination with science and his growing obsession with unlocking the secrets of life. It also demonstrates the theme of isolation.
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- In this scene, Victor is at university on a dark, stormy night. Lightning flashes over a large castle as Victor is determined to reverse death through science. It was on a dreary night of November that I finally saw the result of my hard work. - Victor Frankenstein. This eerie setting sets the stage for the moral challenges that will emerge in the novel.
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- Victor stands by a table where his strange, monstrous figure lies. He stitches together various dead limbs in the hopes of bringing them back to life. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me. - Victor Frankenstein.
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- Oh my goodness. It worked!
- As lightning strikes, Victor notices the Creature's eyes open and realizes he has brought it to life. I saw the dull yellow eye of the Creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. - Victor Frankenstein.
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- Victor is terrified by how ugly his creature is and overwhelmed by his success. He realizes the terrible consequences of his creation and is filled with fear. He runs out of the lab, leaving the Creature alone and isolated. “Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep.” - Victor Frankenstein. This scene demonstrates another example of the theme of isolation.
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- Ahhhh!! Monster! Get away from us!
- The Creature roams his new world alone. He watches a family from outside their cottage. I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. - The Creature. This is the creature's first experience of being rejected by humanity for his appearance. The monster craves for acceptance and companionship.
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- The monster finds another cottage and meets the De Lacey family. Afraid of rejection, he hides nearby, watching them through a crack in the wall. The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me, - the Creature. This scene captures the novel's theme of isolation and the need for human connection. Quietly observing, the Creature learns about human nature, language, and family dynamics, adding to the story's reflective and sad tone.
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- The Creature approaches the blind De Lacey hoping for companionship and understanding. However, when the De Lacey children arrive home and see the Creature, they react with fear and tell it to leave immediately. Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore me from his father. - The Creature. This moment solidifies the Creature's feelings of isolation and anger towards humanity.
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- Later, the Creature encounters a girl drowning in a river. Driven by his compassionate nature, he rushes to save her, but her companion misunderstands and shoots him in fear. This rejection of his attempt to help, increases his anger towards humanity, demonstrating the novel's theme of isolation and the gloomy tone of sadness and alienation in his journey.
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- Victor realizes his family in Geneva misses him and knows he can't stay isolated anymore. He decides to visit them, hoping to reconnect. He soon finds out the monster has followed him there, which sets off a disastrous series of events. This scene shows the themes of human connection and the consequences of isolation, with a tense tone as the story takes a dark twist in Geneva
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- The theme of revenge is introduced when the Creature demands that Victor make him a companion to end his isolation. You must create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being, - The Creature. Victor is worried about the consequences; however, the Creature promises, My evil passions will have fled. Victor sympathizes and finally agrees. The tense tone demonstrates the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by both characters.
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- Victor stands over a half-made female creature in his workshop in the Orkney Islands, looking torn and conflicted. She also might become a companion and a part of the desolation I had made. - Victor Frankenstein. He's torn between his sense of responsibility and scientific curiosity.
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- Victor destroys the half-made female companion, troubled by the possible terrible outcomes of creating another Creature. This moment shows the moral dilemmas that come with scientific experimentation.
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- After Victor's lengthy search for the Creature in the Arctic, he is discovered barely alive on a drifting ice floe. Robert Walton describes how Victor drifted away and disappeared into the dark distance. Victor's relentless quest for knowledge has deeply harmed him. The bleak, empty surroundings add to the sorrowful tone of the moment.
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- In this scene, the Creature walks alone through the cold Arctic wilderness, lost in thoughts about its journey. It wishes it could have been like Adam from the Bible, innocent and accepted. Instead, it feels more like a fallen angel. I ought to have been thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel. - The Creature. This moment demonstrates the theme of isolation and the Creature's ongoing struggle to be understood and accepted for who it is, not just how it looks or acts.
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