Frankenstein Annotations by Jose Asuncion https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq A Commentary & Analysis Of Frankenstein en-us 2020-12-01 18:24:40 UTC 2025-11-18 10:58:32 UTC hello@padlet.com The demon is not the actual monster of the story, but rather the people around him are. josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003036507 "I rushed from my hiding-place and with extreme labour, from the force of the current, saved her and dragged her to shore. She was senseless, and I endeavoured by every means in my power to restore animation." (124) This is an example of The Demon's kindness he wants to show to people but no one ever gave him the chance to. Even after this scene, this stranger still attacks him because he assumed that The Demon did it. The Demon is actually a really kind man, even with his awful appearance, he wants to do good for others. The Demon is a good person, but the people around him are the awful individuals that they claim that The Demon is. ]]> 2020-12-09 17:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003036507 (Captain Walton) "I have no one near me...whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans." (8) [Passionate] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003841448 This reveals Captain Walton's honesty to the audience and how passionately he wants a friend to share a similar bond with. This passion is what actually what makes Frankenstein speak to him about the misfortunates that withheld him. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003841448 (Captain Walton) "This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years." (4) [Idealistic] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003842242 Captain Walton's idealistic sense of nature is very reflective of Frankenstein as he wanted to explore something beyond the human mind can see. We see a lot of Frankenstein's personality, before creating the The Demon, and how different that he could have been. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003842242 (Victor Frankenstein) "I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. " (44) [Cruel] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003842926 This shows Frankenstein's cruelty towards his creation because as soon as he was born, he left in disgust instead of trying to understand his own creation. This also contributes to The Demon's vengeful actions towards Frankenstein, as that abandonment caused his misfortunates. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003842926 (Victor Frankenstein) "The human frame could no longer support the agonies that I endured, and I was carried out of the room in strong convulsions." (158) [Sickly] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003844155 This implies that the sickness that Frankenstein has is a likely result of The Demon's torment towards him, the death of everyone he ever live was also a contributing fact to his sickness. Honestly, this could also explain why Frankenstein stopped to build The Demon's health, as result of declining health. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003844155 (The Demon) "I rushed from my hiding-place and with extreme labour...saved her and dragged her to shore. She was senseless, and I endeavoured by every means in my power to restore animation." (123) [Moral] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003845107 Due to the appearance of The Demon, many people don't see the morality that he has. He saved a little girl in this scene, and the people still attack him assuming that he was the one that did it. He still did it, despite the amount of times that people attacked him. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003845107 (The Demon) "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath;...his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips." (44) [Hideous] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003846095 The Demon's hideous exterior is a huge hinder to his kindness as many people attack him or push him, including his own creator.  This deformity also gives the audience an idea of Frankenstein's looks to everyone and around, and it brings chills down the audience's spine. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003846095 (Elizabeth Lavenza) "The sweet girl welcomed me with warm affection, yet tears were in her eyes as she beheld my emaciated frame and feverish cheeks." (171) [Beautiful] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003849040 Elizabeth's love and affection helped Frankenstein' calm himself down, and helps him throughout the entirely of the novel. She's one of the most beautiful people in the novel, and her death caused the end of the things that made Frankenstein truly happy. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003849040 (Henry Clerval) "My dear friend, to return, that I may again feel myself somewhat at home, which I cannot do in your absence." (145) [Passion] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003849800 Clerval's passion for his friend's return reveals how much Clerval cares for Frankenstein. This also reveals how Henry reminds Frankenstein of his younger self, as his passion and drive makes him continue on. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003849800 (Justine Moritz) "I did confess, but I confessed a lie. I confessed, that I might obtain absolution; but now that falsehood lies heavier at my heart than all my other sins. The God of heaven forgive me!" (72) [Lying] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003861541 Justine's lie is the result of the forced pressure from the courts and this results in her own death. This tragedy is a result of Frankenstein's abandonment of The Demon, and this was when he felt even more alone. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003861541 (Alphonse Frankenstein) "I am happy to remark, my dear son, that you have resumed your former pleasures and seem to be returning to yourself. " (133) [Caring] josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003865039 Alphonse is the more caring people in the novel as he tries to write to his son as often as he can. Alphonse tries his best to make him son happy, but no matter how much he tried, his son couldn't really be happy. ]]> 2020-12-09 19:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003865039 Frankenstein is the main antagonist as his actions towards his creation light him as a terrible man. josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003879010 "A new species would bless me as its creator and source....No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs." (41). Frankenstein was self-aware of what his actions could do to him and society but he still goes though and make the Demon. When he left his creation, it resulted in the deaths of those he loved and caused many people to be fearful of the Demon because no one knew what he was actually about. This lack of care is what actually causes The Demon's hate for Frankenstein. ]]> 2020-12-09 20:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003879010 Frankenstein's reluctance and incompetence to help his creation caused his downfall and the death of all he loved. josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003911143 "Begone! I do break my promise; never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness." (149). Frankenstein's lack of care for his own creation is what causes the deaths of those he loves. He stops because of his paranoia of the abilities of his creation, but he should countied if he wanted to be with his family for the longest. Frankenstein is at fault for letting his own family die at the hands of his own creation. ]]> 2020-12-09 20:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003911143 The Demon's rage and reasons to kill was caused by the lack of love and need from society and Frankenstein. josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003938587 "Can you wonder that such thoughts transported me with rage? I only wonder that at that moment, instead of venting my sensations in exclamations and agony, I did not rush among mankind and perish in the attempt to destroy them. (126) The Demon's rage was caused from the amount of hate that society gave him because of his appearance. He was the ability to destroy the world but doesn't because he does for the world at large. It's just people didn't want to accept him, so this causes his anger in the novel. ]]> 2020-12-09 20:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003938587 Victor's pursuit of knowledge causes his depression and the curse of knowledge. josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003960125 "Thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny."        "The information I had obtained was of a nature rather to direct my endeavours so soon as I should point them towards the object of my search than to exhibit that object already accomplished. (40)" Frankenstein's desire for knowledge became the very thing that caused his depression, and the death of those he loved. The creation of life is what caused him to die in the end of the story. All of this was simply because he desired knowledge, and he obtained it, but it didn't give him joy. ]]> 2020-12-09 20:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1003960125 "The darkness and storm increased every minute, and the thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head. It was echoed from Salêve, the Juras, and the Alps of Savoy; vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake, making it appear like a vast sheet of fire;" (60) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004937492 This setting reveals the darkness that will soon take over the characters, and how the Demon made the Frankenstein fear him. His paranoia causes him to see beauty and sees it as something that mocks his own misfortunates. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004937492 "About two hours after this occurrence we heard the ground sea, and before night the ice broke and freed our ship...dark those large loose masses which float about after the breaking up of the ice." (13) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004938723 This was the start of the novel, the audience sees how it takes place during winter, and its affecting everyone. This marks the beginning of the cold and heartless things that happens to both the Demon and Frankenstein. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004938723 "We are still surrounded by mountains of ice...the cold is excessive, and many of my unfortunate comrades have already found a grave amidst this scene of desolation." (193) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004939525 This scene is nearing the end of the novel and we see the pain that everyone else is carrying along with them. This scene also foreshadows the deaths of both Frankenstein and The Demon. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004939525 "I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness... The cold stars shone in mockery" (119) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004941101 This shows how The Demon is slowly losing his mind, and desire to attack his own creator. The atmosphere reveals the anger that The Demon has been holding due to the amount of people hurting him and this was his breaking point. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004941101 "The sea, or rather the vast river of ice, wound among its dependent mountains, whose aerial summits hung over its recesses. Their icy and glittering peaks shone in the sunlight over the clouds. " (83) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004941809 This represents the climb to see his own creation, the atmosphere being so dark and beautiful could also represent The Demon himself. These darkening scene with The Demon also implies that he also attacks during the night. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004941809 "Spring advanced rapidly; the weather became fine and the skies cloudless. It surprised me that what before was desert and gloomy should now bloom with the most beautiful flowers and verdure." (100) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004942933 This reveals the season the novel takes place in later, but we also see that the world was so dark around Frankenstein until he finally got to see something beautiful. This symbolizes Frankenstein's need to see beauty as his creation torments him through the entirety of the novel. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004942933 "We quitted London on the 27th of March and remained a few days at Windsor, rambling in its beautiful...the majestic oaks, the quantity of game, and the herds of stately deer were all novelties to us." (141) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004945583 This trip with his friend, Henry, reveals how Frankenstein is trying to be happy while being under pressure from The Demon himself. These weather changes also reveals the mental state of Frankenstein in this moment. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004945583 "I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea...I should leave my labour for the night or hasten its conclusion by an unremitting attention to it." (49) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004947212 This is when Frankenstein is reconsidering helping The Demon and the atmosphere clearly gets darker and darker as the argument causes it. The audience sees the clear discord between Frankenstein and The Demon, and the weather is very symbolic of it. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004947212 "Now I was led to examine the cause and progress of this decay and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel-houses...I saw how the fine form of man was degraded and wasted;" (39) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004947796 The setting reveals how disgusting it was for Frankenstein to dig though all these corpse just to make his monstrous Demon. The audience also sees Frankenstein's determination to make human life, and the darkness grows more and more here. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004947796 "I have found a man who, before his spirit had been broken by misery, I should have been happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart." (15) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004949214 The narration of Walton, and the start of Walton wanting Frankenstein as a brother to him. This was made to help understand the character of Walton and how much it's like a younger Frankenstein with his need for adventure. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004949214 "I saw how the worm inherited the wonders of the eye and brain...in the change from life to death, and death to life, until from the midst of this darkness a sudden light broke in upon me." (39) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004950773 This was the start of Frankenstein's desire to understand life and death. This helps the audience understand why Frankenstein has taken such an interest in such a dark subject and the idea of the Demon came to mind. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004950773 "It was dark when I awoke...before I had quitted your apartment, on a sensation of cold, I had covered myself with some clothes, but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night." (58) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004952195 This was the start of The Demon's narration and how confused he was when he was created. The Demon was hurt and just wandered the places nearby. This was made to give context to how he thought when he was first born . ]]> 2020-12-10 04:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004952195 "Thanks to the lessons of Felix and the sanguinary laws of man...I bent over her and placed the portrait securely in one of the folds of her dress. She moved again, and I fled." (126) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004953142 The narrator is The Demon and this scene is giving context to how he planned the murder of William. This functions to help the audience understand that The Demon is smart, and learned things through the actions of others. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004953142 "Here, then, I retreated and lay down happy to have found a shelter...from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man." (9) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004956809 The narrator is The Demon and the aftermath of the attacks from the people in town. This was made for the audience to understand the pain that Frankenstein went through when trying to be humble. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004956809 "Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?" (119) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004957192 This is The Demon speaking to Frankenstein and his revengeful heart. He asks him why he was created to only be abandoned by his own creator . This drives home the point that Frankenstein is out for revenge. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004957192 "The deep grief which this scene had at first excited quickly gave way to rage and despair...their murderer also lived, and to destroy him I must drag out my weary existence." (182) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004958463 This is Frankenstein's narration and how he feels so powerless and depressed knowing that he can't do anything to help his family and friends anymore. This shows that Frankenstein is extremely depressed and has no desire to do anything anymore. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004958463 "Slave, I before reasoned with you, but you have proved yourself unworthy of my condescension...You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!" (149) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004959500 This was The Demon's rage towards his creator. The Demon feels that his creator's owes him happiness, something that he can't give to him when he was with him. This was made to portray that The Demon is relentless and wants to destroy Frankenstein's life. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004959500 "I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames...My spirit will sleep in peace, or if it thinks, it will not surely think thus. Farewell." (202) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004960720 This was nearing the end of the novel and the last words of The Demon before he dies. This wants to show the sorrowful ending for both Frankenstein and The Demon as they both died near each other. This could show how connected they both were to each other. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004960720 "You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings." (4) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004962423 The audience shows how the story starts in a set of letters and it mostly likely takes place the events of Frankenstein trying to find the Demon. I feel that this story starts this way is because of how it wants to give Frankenstein this very mysterious vibe to him and how Captain Walton sees him. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004962423 "I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic...filled several public situations with honour and reputation." (18) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004962716 This marks the start of Frankenstein's narration, and we see that we start back in the past to when he started to create the Demon. This was made to understand what caused Frankenstein's obsession in making life and how it caused his downfall. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004962716 "It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original era of my being; all the events of that period appear confused and indistinct." (87) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004963242 This marks the beginning of The Demon's narration and we see it starts in the middle of the story. This was made to understand why The Demon is so revengeful towards Frankenstein, and why he murdered William. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004963242 "The child still struggled and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart; I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet." (125) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004964767 This gives more context to how The Demon figured out how William was related to Frankenstein, and that's when he started the murder. The reason this was placed here was because it wants to show how exactly how The Demon started to plan his revenge also. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004964767 "The whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons." (91) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004965306 This was at the start of The Demon's narration and the audience sees how someone like him is being treated from strangers. This drives home the point that Frankenstein is hated because of his looks, it adds to the plot as it causes the Demon's desire for revenge. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004965306 "You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being...which you must not refuse to concede." (127) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004970605 This happens after The Demon's narration, and we get an idea of why he wants what he wants. Both the audience and Frankenstein understand why The Demon is so revengeful and spiteful, this helps gives more context to The Demon's rage. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004970605 Begone, vile insect! Or rather, stay, that I may trample you to dust! And, oh! That I could, with the extinction of your miserable existence, restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered!" (84) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004973652 This is when Frankenstein refuses to help Frankenstein because of his paranoia of what The Demon is capable of. This gives the reason why Frankenstein refuses to work with The Demon. This also explain the clear hate between the Demon and Frankenstein. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004973652 "I discovered also another means through which I was enabled to assist their labours...during the night I often took his tools, the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home firing sufficient for the consumption of several days." (96) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004975578 This happens after The Demon wants to support this local family without showing himself. This was put to emphasis how much kindness The Demon has for people, even if they aren't accepting of him. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004975578 "I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. " (44) josea8921 https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004977236 This happens after the creation of The Demon, and the disgust of Frankenstein when seeing his own creation. This is made to understand why Frankenstein was so disgusted with this creation. This marks the start of both Frankenstein and the Demon's hate for each other. ]]> 2020-12-10 04:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/josea8921/mh0eyemez1bds1jq/wish/1004977236