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Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature through an experimental scientific process. Narrated through a series of letters, Victor recounts how he brought the creature to life but then rejected and abandoned it due to its hideous appearance. The creature, feeling rejected by his creator and all of humanity, seeks revenge and destruction. The notes discuss Mary Shelley's feminist influences in writing the novel, comparisons to the myth of Prometheus, and debates around the moral responsibilities of Victor and the creature.

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Frankenstein Notes

Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature through an experimental scientific process. Narrated through a series of letters, Victor recounts how he brought the creature to life but then rejected and abandoned it due to its hideous appearance. The creature, feeling rejected by his creator and all of humanity, seeks revenge and destruction. The notes discuss Mary Shelley's feminist influences in writing the novel, comparisons to the myth of Prometheus, and debates around the moral responsibilities of Victor and the creature.

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Frankenstein (1818/1831) notes

Anonymous at first
Percy Shelley was thought to be the writer student of William Godwin
Changes recommended by Percy 1831
Mary Wollstonecraft feminist
Monstrosity
o Political counter-revolutionary (Burke)
o Social republican, radical
o Conditions described as monstrous poverty etc.
Speech of the Creature/monster

Letters:
Frame narrative
From Robert Walton to Margaret (His sister)
Going North to explore, find a path/pole
o Beauty and delight
o Help benefit for mankind
o Wants his name to be remembered = explorer
o Exploration trip
o Glory
Parallels with Victor and his stories
Prometheus
Steals fire
Punished by Gods
Positive view
Roman version fabricate humans and giving them life
Frankenstein creates creature without a name
Defense of Victor/Prosecuting Creature:
Creature not owed anything
Eve free will? not bound to anything
Creature can break promise
Procreation can occur
They can fight
Prosecution of Victor/Defense of the Creature:

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