Questions over book...

1. V. Frankenstein muses on the topic of fate/destiny quite a bit. What are VF's thoughts? What does he think about his own destiny? (some pages to review early on pp. 12, 27, 35, 37, 38 and then his musings when he returns home) 
1. It gave him affirmation when they agreed on his thoughts about science, and when he returns home he gets worse, and his view on destiny are haunted by the thoughts that the Creature was the one responsible for taking the life of VF's son.
2. What is the role of nature in Frankenstein? Frankenstein comments on his surroundings often--why are they significant (consider his multiple milieus and what he has to say about them?) What about the weather? When does it change? What usually occurs as a result?
1. Every time that VF talks about the Creature, there is violent and bad weather. Even at the beginning of the story, there is clouded fog when Frankenstein arrives on the boat. Most everytime that the Creature comes along he is coming up the mountain near the gl 
3. What is it about the Creature that makes VF so full of violent hatred? Is it the Creature? Is it VF himself? Is it something else?
1. I think that the Creature has many bad character traits that VF is scared of and he's scared that people will know that he's the person who created this problem and I believe that he's scared of himself more than he's scared of the Creature.
4. From the beginning of the story to the end of the Creature's section (Chapter XVII), what questions does Mary Shelley seem to be raising about science?
1. She starts raising the questions about whether or not it's okay to play God, and whether a human should be able create life.
5. Consider the creature's story: he's abandoned by his creator; he attempts to seek comfort with another family, but they drive him away. Through these experiences, what does the Creature learn about family?
1. The creature learns that family loves each other and they will do anything to keep them safe
6. Consider that the Creature learns on his own--he has no guidance--and, really, he's a blank slate when he is "born". And then he kills. Was the Creature ever taught compassion? Can we hold him accountable for his actions? What might Shelley be arguing about nature vs. nurture?
1. I don't think that the creature was able to be compassionate, but there were not very many people who showed him compassion. After his first killing, I believe that he can be held accountable. I think that Shelley is arguing about nature vs. nurture and the fact many people believe that nature developed more.
7. Is it possible to pity the Creature? Why or why not?
1. I believe in the beginning it is possible to pity the creature, but then towards the middle there is really no more pity for him because he is very capable of knowing what he is doing wrong.
8. Is the Creature's request for VF to create a female reasonable? Is it absurd for VF to agree?
1. I think it's reasonable because there are many people that he's seen that are happy because they are together and in love, it's reasonable for the creature to think that if he was able to have a companion then he would be happy as well. I think it isn't absurd for him to agree, but it's absurd for him to back out of the agreement.
9. Why might Mary Shelley have included this section? Why give us the Creature's perspective?
1. Through the creature's perspective there are many things shown, such as the downfalls and dark sides of VF personality and the things that he was struggling with mentally as recognized by the Creature.