Meet Victor Frankentstein

Meet the REAL Frankenstein

The main character of the story "Frankenstein" is Victor Frankenstein. Victor is a Genevese. His family is one of the most respected in Geneva. In Chapter 1, we learned about the most important things in his life; his family and his passions.

Multiple Choice

Who is Frankenstein?

• the monster in the story.

• the main character in the story.

The Frankenstein Family

We learned about the immediate Frankenstein family. Mr. Frankenstein is a well-respected and rich man. He marries Caroline the daughter of his friend Mr. Beaufort. Victor has three siblings. Elizabeth is his cousin is was orphaned and adopted by the Frankensteins.

Multiple Choice

The Frankenstein family is

• respected, honorable and wealthy.

• sad, grieving and broken.

• an ordinary family in Geneva

According to the text Victor has many unusual interests. Reread this section to be reminded of all his strange reading choices

Victor Frankenstein's Passions:

• Investigating/Exploring

• Science & Alchemy

• Curing Diseases

• Occult /Supernatural

Multiple Select

Victor is interested in which (choose two answers)

• facts and discovery.

• poems and imagination.

• sorcery and the supernatural.

• writing plays and stories to act out.

Epigraph

• Definition: An EPIGRAPH is a literary device usually placed at the beginning of a document but which belongs to another writer.

• Epigraphs can be a poem, quotation, or sentence

• The point of it is to create a connection, introduce a theme or topic, give an example or create an association.

Reread the Epigraph

DID I REQUEST THEE, MAKER ,FROM CLAY TO TO MOULD ME MAN? DID I SOLICIT THEE FROM DARKNESS TO PROMOTE ME?

— PARADISE LOST

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the the epigraph in the story of Frankenstein?

• to entertain you.

• to summarize the book.

• to make a connection to Paradise Lost.

Reread this paragraph

In Chapter 1, Victor Frankenstein tells the reader that he remembers hearing his mother praise Elizabeth for her beauty and her kind personality. Victor further describes that his mother had made a determination, "These indications, and a desire to bind as closely as possible the ties of domestic love, determined my mother to consider Elizabeth as my future wife."

Open Ended

Based on the paragraph you read what role will Elizabeth play in the story?