Frankenstein Study Guide & Essays

For each of these themes, cite an instance of its appearance in Frankenstein

an alienated rebel, alone against society

2) the idealization of women as the personification of beauty and love

3) a nostalgic longing for the past

4) the idealization of victims and the poor or oppressed

5) romantic love presented as the only important thing in life

6) interest in the demonic and grotesque

7) a revival of the Gothic: the dark, twisted, and uncanny

8) the value of feelings, emotions, or sensations

9) the fascination with death and disease

10) an interest in the exotic and erotic

11) social protest

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What is Walton's place?

It's in letter 4.

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why does the stranger feel that the polar region is an appropriate setting for the telling of his tale?

when Victor and his crew were on the ship and they saw this human like figure being pulled on a sledge by two dogs. Then the next morning they find the man outside of the ship only left with one dog. And the stranger asks if they seen his friend and they said they did. After a little later in the story the stranger and Victor start a beautiful friendship and they start telling each other their life stories. So I need to know the type of effect he was trying to receive from telling his story on the polar region.

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how did walton prepare himself for the expedition

what did walton do before he left his trip

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