Discussion Questions (1-12)

1. He realizes that he needs someone like him because people who are more alike tend to be together more often. Then also, he learns that he doesn't need lots of money for happiness because the family he was creeping on were happy and they were very poor. The creature doesn't want Frankenstein to be happy because he basically made him and then abandoned him.

2. He is actually a blank slate when born, then he is discovering the light, he is abandoned, then he's went to the village and he's lonely and cold, then he's shunned in the village because of the way he looks. Then he gets to see happiness when he goes to the Delacey family home and creeps through the window. He understands what he's done in the situation with William, he takes the life of William and says "you were with the enemy". I believe that can be held accountable for this action. Frankenstein feels responsible for the killings because he feels like it is his fault for having not made a partner for the creature. I believe that nurture is more important because there are many people who haven't grown up in nurturing home, and they differ from others who are were. "Why should I pity man, if he's never pitied me?" (132)

3. His reasons were that it was the only thing that would cause him to be happy, and he says "if you do this for me, I'll leave you alone". I think it would've been reasonable if he would've done it before, because if the creature hadn't killed William then he would've probably considered it more often.

4. He agree's because the creature tells him that he will leave him alone if he creates a female. I feel like he shouldn't have agreed to make the creature a mate, but since he did I feel like he should've told him no from the beginning.

5. I think they may have included the perspective of the creature because it shows a different perspective, and it pulls together the nature vs nurture part of the book. It shows that Victor is constantly encouraged by his family and taught many things growing up. Meanwhile, it also shows that the Creature is made an adult and there are many times where he can't really be taught before. Victor becomes the more hideous creature through this section, there are many traits that are being brought forward how heartless Victor can be. He's denied all the creator's requests for help, and he's bailed on the monster and left him entirely alone.

6. He doesn't want to create someone like the creature because of the recent actions that the creature has shown.

7. It could be morality or just innocence, yes, Clerval represents a symbol for this because there are many things that are lacking in Victor's life.

8. He is narcissistic, because there are many times that he is able to come

9/ He kills Elizabeth to get revenge on Victor for not creating a woman for the creature. Yes, if he cared so so much about Elizabeth he would've thought that was what the creature was talking about. As the reader we realize that Elizabeth is going to be killed but

10. I believe that both are the responsible for the deaths because Victor knew they were happening and he doesn't do anything about that and after the killing, the creature understood what he was doing.

11. He cries at the end because he loves Victor and there will never be anyone who has that connection with the creature, which has him feeling even more alone.