https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr What is the most significant idea from these first 21 pages that we have not discussed or that is not on the presentation? Post this explicit detail here and establish your implicit insight as to its significance. en-us 2018-09-26 13:40:38 UTC 2018-09-30 16:19:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160008 It was Walton’s fathers dying wish that he not have a seafaring life.

We think this could be foreshaddowing into what is to come in the book.]]> 2018-09-26 17:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160008 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160191 Sacrifice is a motif that was brought up in Chapter 1. Victor’s father sacrificed his social status to marry a peasant. Because of this, Victor learns the value of his father’s sacrifice and this acquired knowledge may come into play later in Victor’s life.]]> 2018-09-26 17:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160191 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160856 The most significant motif is the importance of communicating with others. This can be seen with Walton’s letters to his sister and his inability to communicate with the other sailors. ]]> 2018-09-26 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286160856 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286161771 People from wealthy backgrounds are often lonely. Walton writes about how he misses his also wealthy sister , and Victor, who came from a wealthy family, was lonely until Elizabeth came around.]]> 2018-09-26 17:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286161771 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286162378 2018-09-26 17:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286162378 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286162879 Parenting can hold a profound impact on the future lifestyle of children. This is shown when Victor treats his sister in a similar manner that victors father treats victors mother. ]]> 2018-09-26 17:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286162879 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286163185 Accpetance is a motif prevalent in the first chapter of Frankenstein. Victor’s mother was in a tough situation and victor’s father selflessly decided to accept her into the family. Then, Elizabeth, having just lost her father, was saved from her poor neighborhood and accepted into victor’s family. ]]> 2018-09-26 17:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286163185 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286163315 We do not know who the other man on the ice was, which could possibly be Frankenstein’s monster.]]> 2018-09-26 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286163315 rchroneos https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286166729 An allusion made in the beginning of the book is an allusion to the Bible. In the story of Adam and Eve, Adam was lonely as he was the only human on Earth. So, God created Eve out of one of his ribs for him. In the beginning of the book, Walton was lonely, and yearned for friend, and amongst his journey, he found one-this alludes to the Adam and Eve story of the Bible. The underlying meaning is that humans naturally desire not only human interaction but also human connection.]]> 2018-09-26 17:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286166729 apham9 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286782415 An important motif present in the first chapter is the role of women. In his first recollection of his adopted sister, Elizabeth, he describes his fondness of her more like love for an object than love for a sister which reflects the idea of the role of women in the 19th century where women were expected to be passive and doll like. ]]> 2018-09-28 00:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/286782415 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/287341372 An important motif is the significance of the setting. The North Pole is described by Walton as an area of warmth and gorgeous. His romantic description of this region first establishes the value of beauty that will continue to be present through the book.]]> 2018-09-30 16:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/l02p96on4obr/wish/287341372