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1. The best narrator

Which narrator do you think is the most useful, and are there any that the story can do without? What do the different narrators (Victor, Walton, and the creature) bring to the table?

2. The foreshadowing in the book is effective, or too obvious?

Each narrator gives hints of what is to come, but is it useful and insightful, or too blatant?

3. Victor is evil for creating the monster, or is a victim of his search for knowledge?

Is Victor evil? Is he responsible for the deaths caused by his creation, or is he a victim?

4. The monster deserves empathy.

The monster can speak and understand language, and is himself tortured from his very inception. Does this partially excuse him from the evil he has caused? Does he deserve sympathy?

5. Walton is necessary to the novel, or not?

Is the initial letter sequence necessary to our understanding and enjoyment of the story or would it be better without Walton in the novel at all?

6. Victor could have helped he creature merge into society

Is there a way that Victor could have helped his creation fit into society? Could Victor have done anything to help the monster, and if so could it have altered the fates of characters like William and Justine?

7. Frankenstein’s monster is the ultimate origin of a horror character

Is Frankenstein’s creation the ultimate horror monster? Do his actions excuse this, or further make him fit this role?

8. Frankenstein’s romantic elements make it fit into the genres of romance as well as gothic

Explain how the characters, writing, description, and themes allow this novel to fit into both romantic and gothic genres.

9. The monster has free will

Discuss whether the creature has free will. Was he forced into his actions by the terrible reception of his creator and of the world around him? Did he choose the path of destruction or was he propelled on it?

10. Solitude has varying effects on the monster and on Victor

Solitude is a powerful theme in the story. Discuss its varied effects on Victor and on the Monster. Do they react in a similar way, or quite differently?

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