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Frankenstein E-Text contains the full text of Frankenstein.
- Letters 1-4
- Chapters 1-4
- Chapters 5-8
- Chapters 9-12
- Chapters 13-16
- Chapters 17-20
- Chapters 21-24
- Walton, in continuation.
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Every online study guide and even wikipedia claims that the creature was constructed from bits of corpses. Where does it say that in the book? Sure victor studied the anatomy of dead bodies but Shelley never says that he stitched them together to make the monster. She doesn't tell us how the creature is conceived period. What's with the misinformation?
Shelley made a couple of glaring errors in this novel.
First, how can Frankenstein create a huge being without huge parts? An eight-foot man would have to have a proportionately long femur, the longest bone in the body. Since no person is eight feet tall and has such a long femur, where does Victor procure two such bones for his creature? Same with hands, head, ribs, etc.
Second, when Victor fears that the creature and his female companion will procreate and fill the world with beings like themselves, why doesn't he simply prevent this? As a scientist, he obviously knows that omitting ovaries from the female will render her sterile.
Despite these errors, I love the novel and the point it makes about messing with God's role.
Frankenstein is THE most movie-ized story in the world. If only someone would create a film that is true to Shelley's story. They all emphasize the wrong ideas or stray entirely from the plot.
First, how can Frankenstein create a huge being without huge parts? An eight-foot man would have to have a proportionately long femur, the longest bone in the body. Since no person is eight feet tall and has such a long femur, where does Victor procure two such bones for his creature? Same with hands, head, ribs, etc.
Second, when Victor fears that the creature and his female companion will procreate and fill the world with beings like themselves, why doesn't he simply prevent this? As a scientist, he obviously knows that omitting ovaries from the female will render her sterile.
Despite these errors, I love the novel and the point it makes about messing with God's role.
Frankenstein is THE most movie-ized story in the world. If only someone would create a film that is true to Shelley's story. They all emphasize the wrong ideas or stray entirely from the plot.
What comments does Elizabeth make about her position in Swiss Society?
I've been flipping through Chapter 6 and I haven't been able to find the answer. I don't see anything in the letter Elizabeth wrote to Victor that incorporates "Swiss Society" and any sort of position.
