“His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath: his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.”
- 8 foot tall
- Made from different body parts
- Supernatural strength
- Mind of a child - almost like a baby fresh into the world with no knowledge (throughout the book he learns how to speak etc)
Victor Frankenstein (the creator of the monster)
- Won't admit to the creation because of pure guilt and embarrassment.
- Learns from outdated scientists/alchemists etc (which his university isn't a fan of).
Some points I've noticed/taken interest in:
- The monster's diet
- Blind old peasant man (I haven't finished the book yet but could he meet the monster and realise that he's a gentle character)
Quotes etc:
- Chapter 5 - Victor Frankenstein finishes his creation but is horrified by its appearance. He goes to sleep and wakes to the monster luring over him smiling (SIGNIFICANT - DRAW IT). Victor leaves the house and finds his friend Henry and makes him go back to the apartment. He soon realises the monster is no longer there and becomes ill.
- "This account rather alarmed us...About five in the morning I discovered my lovely boy, whom the night before I had seen blooming and active in health, stretched on the grass livid and motionless; the print of the murderer's finger was on his neck." - Page 69 (chapter 7).
- "As I said these words, I perceived in the gloom of a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me; I stood fixed, gazing intently....A flash of lightening illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy demon, to whom I had given life." - Page 73 (chapter 7)
- "We entered the gloomy prison-chamber, and beheld Justine sitting on some straw at the farther end; her hands were manacled, and her head rested on her knees." - page 85 (chapter 8)
- Chapter 11 (onwards) - the monster begins his tale of how he ventured into world and discovered light, dark, cold, hunger etc. He discovers that fire needs wood to burn and that it creates light. However, when it is touched, it burns. He makes a home in a small dwelling across from a cottage. The crack in the wall allows him to see a young man, a young woman and an old blind man. He continues to watch their lives and learns feels emotions during events that they participate in. He helps them out by chopping wood for their fire in the middle of the night. However, he is too afraid to confront the family and become friends with them because of the reactions he has received from other people.
- "I beheld a young creature, with a pail on her head, passing before my hovel. The girl was young and of gentle demeanour, unlike what I have found cottagers and farm-house servants to be. Yet she was meanly dressed, a coarse blue petticoat and a linen jacket being her only garb; her fair hair was plaited, but not adorned: she looked patient yet sad." - page 110 (chapter 12)
- "I had admired the perfect forms of my cottagers - their grace, beauty and delicate complexions: but how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool! " - page 117 (chapter 12)
- "It was a lady on horseback, accompanied by a countryman as a guide. The lady was dressed in a dark suit, and covered with a thick black veil... Her hair was shining raven black, and curiously braided; her eyes were dark, but gentle, although animated; her features of a regular proportion, and her complexion wondrously fair, each cheek tinged with a lovely pink."
