Frankenstein Patterns by Claren Coalson https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62 Claren Coalson en-us 2017-11-21 20:56:13 UTC 2017-12-05 02:36:07 UTC hello@padlet.com "The professor stared. 'Have you' he said, 'really spent your time in studying this nonsense?' I replied in the affirmative. 'Every minute, '" (Shelley 31). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210089265 This shows that obsession because he spent most of his time learning about Cornelius Agrippa and his works. He uses all of his knowledge and connects it to his life. Unlike most, he spends days and days studying the readings and works of Cornelius Agrippa. ]]> 2017-11-26 01:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210089265 "I remained, while the storm lasted, watching its progress with curiosity and delight. As I stood by the door, on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house" (Shelley 26). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210090328 This discover fascinates Frankenstein. The thunderstorm causes him to be interested in electricity and how it can be used. ]]> 2017-11-26 01:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210090328 "I determined to go without a guide, for I was well acquainted with the path, and the presence of another would destroy the solitary grandeur of the scene" (Shelley 79). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210090660 This shows loneliness because he is by myself and travels without a guide. He does this so the guide doesn't ruin lonely journey. ]]> 2017-11-26 01:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210090660 "Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no visit to Geneva, but was engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make" (Shelley 33). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210092193 This is an example of ambition because he really wanted to succeed in his discovery. He was so excited and devoted he didn't contact his family for two years. ]]> 2017-11-26 02:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/210092193 "I spent the winter in this manner. The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endured them to me; when they rejoiced, I sympathized in their joys" (Shelley 93). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211628713 This is an example of loneliness because he is sitting in a hovel watching a family. He hides because all of the people he has come into contact with have either run or attacked him. Since he is curious and has nothing to do he sits and watches the De Lanceys . Due to his persistent watching he learns all of their names, their past, and how to speak French. ]]> 2017-11-29 20:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211628713 "Here they are. Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view; the minutest description of my odious and loathsome person is given, in language which painted your own horrors and rendered mine indelible" (Shelley 110) ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211632602 In this quote, the creature is explaining what his emotions were as he read the journals created by Frankenstein. The journals explained all the steps on how the creature was created. The more the creature learned about himself, the more he realized that he was different from everyone else.This discovery only lead to despair and anger. ]]> 2017-11-29 20:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211632602 "We may not part until you have promised to comply with my requisition (Shelley 123). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211637028 This shows ambition because he was holding Frankenstein against his will just so he could have a mate. He yearned to have someone like him. So they could relate and care for each other. The creature threatened Frankenstein by telling him that he would not stop killing people until he helped. ]]> 2017-11-29 21:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211637028 "I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph; clapping my hands, I exclaimed , 'I too can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him'"(Shelley 122). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211693367 The creature is obsessed with making Frankenstein pay for creating him and them deserting him. He would have let William go if he hadn't said that his dad was Frankenstein. Since the creature was already hurt by his past experience, being shot, and William's cruel words ,ane the creature only feel worse and caused more anger.  ]]> 2017-11-30 03:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/211693367 "'Oh! My creator, make me happy; let me feel gratitude towards you for one benefit! Let me see that I excite the sympathy of some existing thing; do not deny me my request!'" (Shelley 125). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212071522 This shows ambition because the creature is basically begging Frankenstein to create a friend for him. He provides a very persuasive argument on why he needs a friend. He also explains why he has been so angry and destructive. With this and a few more arguments he was able to persuade Frankenstein. ]]> 2017-11-30 20:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212071522 "'You have destroyed the work which you have began; what is it that you intend? Do you dare to break your promise? I have endured toil and misery; I left Switzerland with you; I crept along the shores of the Rhine, among its willow islands and over the summits of its hills. I have dwelt many months in the heaths of England and among the deserts of Scotland. I have endured incalculable fatigue, and cold, and hunger; do you dare destroy my hopes?" (Shelley 146) ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212112805 When the creature discovered that Frankenstein had ripped apart his creation, he was at first confused. He asked why he had done that and explained how miserable his journey following him was. Then he became angry. Frankenstein had just ruined all of his hopes and dreams. The creature was furious and said that Frankenstein would suffer, just like he had. ]]> 2017-11-30 23:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212112805 "'Your task is already fulfilled!'' (Shelley 150). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212115839 This is an example of despair because when Frankenstein was stranded in the sea he lost all hope. He thought he would die of hunger or thirst. He began crying and thinking about everything he was losing. Frankenstein didn't once gain hope until he saw the shadows of ]]> 2017-12-01 00:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212115839 "'It is true we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another" (Shelley 125). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212140866 The creature is obsessed with having another female creature. He thinks that it will bring him joy and that they will love each other. Once Frankenstein finally agrees to the plan, the creature's hopes rise and he gets supper excited about having someone that is just like him. ]]> 2017-12-01 03:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212140866 "But to me the remembrance of the threat returned; nor can you wonder that, omnipotent as the fiend had yet been in his deeds of blood, I should almost regard him as invincible, and that when he had pronounced the words, 'I shall be with you on your wedding night,' I should regard the threatened fate as unavoidable" (Shelley 169). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212444441 This is an example of despair because this is when Frankenstein gives up on finding ways to trick the monster about their wedding. He accepts that the day he gets married will be his last and he will loose the love of his life. ]]> 2017-12-01 20:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212444441 "Great God! If for one instant had I thought what might be hellish intention of my fiendish adversary, I would rather have banished myself forever from my native country and wandered a friendless outcast over the earth than have consented to this miserable marriage" (Shelley 169). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212445994 Frankenstein is obsessed with the threat of the creature killing someone on his wedding day. Before he had been excited and now he can't stop thinking of ways he could have kept all his loved ones safe. He also obsesses over the safety of Elizabeth, his adopted sister. ]]> 2017-12-01 20:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212445994 "I was possessed by a maddening rage when I thought of him, and despaired and ardently prayed that I might have him within grasp to wreak a great and signal revenge on his cursed head" (Shelley 176). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212673584 When Frankenstein thinks of his beloved Elizabeth, he thinks about seeking revenge on the creature. Even picturing the creature makes him mad. This causes ambition to kill the monster and seek his revenge]]> 2017-12-03 23:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212673584 "I strained my sight to discover what it could be and uttered a wild cry of ecstasy when I distinguished a sledge and the distorted proportions of a well-known form within" (Shelley 184). ccoalson098 https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212675645 The discovery of the creature being visible to him made him happy. He was finally able to get the revenge he seeks. He was overwhelmed with rage and joy. His determination was the only reason he was able to be that close to the creature. ]]> 2017-12-04 00:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ccoalson098/9vxe65kchx62/wish/212675645