Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Frankenstein Chapter 6

Diffident: Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Dilatoriness:
Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it.
Salubrious:
Health-giving; healthy

Elizabeth’s Letter

1.)    Ernest

a.       Age: _____

b.      Desired Profession: _____

c.       Avoids: _______

2.)    Justine

a.       Taken in by Frankenstein’s family because her mother ___________.

b.      Although she is considered a servant she ________ and _________.

c.       Attributes: (1)                                  (2)                                (3)

3.)    William

a.       Age (roughly): ____

b.      Attributes: (1)                                   (2)                                (3)

Elizabeth gossips about _____________ at the end of her letter.

What does Clerval do to help Frankenstein recover?

1.)    Removes _________________________.

2.)    Changes _________________________.

3.)    Changes the subject when talking to ________________________.

Frankenstein turns away from the sciences to study ____________________, but is not truly interested in it.

His trip home is delayed due to __________________.

During his walking tour with Henry,  he begins to notice (1)                                   (2)                           (3)            again.

Shelley emphasizes that Frankenstein is slowly recovering from his monster-project, although the monster has simply disappeared from his life.  Clearly, this would be too easy; Frankenstein is not about to live happily ever after.  What do you think the monster is up to?  Will Frankenstein hear from or about it again?  How?

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