Frankenstein- Chapter 6 & 7

Plot

Setting & Characters

Literary Devices

Chapter 7

*Victor receives a letter from his father telling him that he must come home immediately

*His brother, William had been murdered.

*Leaves immediately to Geneva

*Wanders woods in Geneva because gates are shut and he spots the monster near where William had been killed

*He believes his monster killed his brother, and Justine was accused for the murder

*The picture of Caroline was in Justine’s pocket which was last seen in Williams pocket

*Victor claims Justine’s innocence but does not want to be labelled as insane

Chapter 6

*Elizabeth writes a letter to Victor about her concerns towards him being ill

*She explains to Victor how his family is doing and how his housekeeper Justine has returned and is having family issues and he should write to his family

*After Victors recovery Victor takes Henry to University to study ancient languages

*Victor plans to go to Geneva after receiving the letter from Elizabeth

*Weather conditions make leaving impossible, winter comes.

*Victor has pain seeing the chemical tools and eventually seeing his professors kills him inside

*Henry and Victor take a walk to lighten their moods

CHARACTERS

Justine

* A good family friend and housekeeper of the Frankenstein family

* Loyal and Trustworthy

* Becomes mysterious

Victor

* Worried of his reputation

* Has guilt from his creation

* Was young and determined but now is a paranoid and scared man

SETTING

*University - Victor and Henry go to study ancient language

*Makes plans to leave and go to Geneva in the fall but winter comes and the trip becomes impossible.

*Geneva- In Switzerland, where the Frankenstein’s live and Victor grew up

*The woods- Victor spots his monster during the night

*The walk- Victor and Henry go on a walk to uplift their spirits

*Apartment- Where the monster is created and where Victor runs away from

Imagery- "... his hair was lustrous black, and

flowing; his teeth of pearly whiteness..." Page 48

Foreshadowing- "... a shroud enveloped her form, and I saw the grave-worms crawling in the folds of flannel."

Symbolism-The picture of Caroline Frankenstein. This represents sadness, mystery, and death.

Irony- Victor thinks that the monster killed William because he is his brother and that Justine is taking the heat.

"It Takes Two"

The theme of these two chapters, it takes two. This theme best fit chapters as it takes two to help some one get out of being in such a dark place. Throughout Victor's illness, Henry became very loyal and supportive towards Victor. He nurses Victor back to health with his compassion, kindness, and generosity towards Victor. Another reason 'it takes two' fits the chapter is the way Elizabeth encouraged Victor to write to his family in Geneva as she was worried, with hopes to help not only Victor but the Frankentstein family as a whole.

Conflicts

Chapter 6

*It torments Victor to see his professors

*He feels ashamed that he used what they taught him to create something unnatural and something that now scares him

Chapter 7

*Victor is trying to prove Justine's innocence without looking insane

* Victor cannot argue for Justine because people would think he had gone insane if he started telling people his living monster creation had killed his youngest brother

Frankenstein- Chapter 6 & 7