MMHS Mapping Out Victor and Elizabeth's Lives by Sharon Rowland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv Post a 1 comment and reply to at least 2 other peers' comments. Geneva is Victor's home, and Ingolstadt University is where he trains as a scientist. Consider how the events in Chapters 1-3 affect him. Re-read Chapter 4 when he leaves home for the first time in his life. How do you think Victor feels? How many miles is it from Geneva to Ingolstadt? Remember the date 1798, so how long would it take Victor to get to school? en-us 2022-01-21 05:07:24 UTC 2022-04-08 01:41:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f463.png Archangeľsk, Russia sharonrowland2022 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2122255410 St. Petersburg

]]> 2022-03-30 20:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2122255410 St Petersburg, Russia sharonrowland2022 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2122256822 2022-03-30 20:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2122256822 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2126932772 The events that occurred in chapters 1-3 affect Victor tremendously. For the start Victor faced an event that altered his life completely at the age of four. Caroline adopted Elizabeth, who was too beautiful to grow up in poverty as an orphan. Elizabeth was presented to Victor as a gift on his fourth birthday. In this event, Victor was affected with the mentality of objectifying women. The author states, "I have a pretty present for my Victor… she presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gist, I , with childish seriousness, interpreted her words literally, and looked upon Elizabeth as mine- mine to protect, love, and cherish" (Shelley 31). Through this quote, the author demonstrates the mentality he developed as he was a child. This event furthered his arrogance and selfishness in his possession. As we can relate this to a later part in the book, Victor becomes obsessed with finding a way to play god. His arrogance and his self absorbance lead him to create the fiend. Through the first chapters of the book the readers can observe the grand importance that Elizabeth has in Victor's life. We can observe the strong relationship that Victor and Elizabeth demonstrate. Mary Shelley describes "Harmony was the soul of our companionship, and the diversity and contrast that subsisted in our characters drew us nearer together"(Shelley 32). Despite the woman she intends to marry, Victor leaves his family to further his education and studies at the University of Ingolstadt. Victor at age 17 was 303.8 miles away from home. The feeling of uneasiness and a sense of worry would be overwhelming. As Elizabeth and his mother caused the scarlet fever, Victor was miles away. He had no quick method of transportation as he was 9.78 hours away from Geneva by train. Since it was Victor's first time leaving home, at age 17, I can imagine him being overwhelmed by the solidarity and extremely happy with his independence. -Areli G.

]]> 2022-04-03 05:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2126932772 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127041029 In Chapters 1-3, Victor has had the privilege of spending a lot of quality time with his family and always having a loved one there for him. For example, in Chapter 1 it states, "Much as they were attached to each other, they seemed to draw inexhaustible stores of affection from a very mine of love to bestow upon me" (Shelly, 29). This support system even further grew when Victor's mother decided to adopt a baby girl named Elizabeth due to her desire of wanting a daughter and introducing the baby to Victor as a possession rather than a human being. These events eventually negative impacted Victor in the future because in Chapter 3 Elizabeth got sick with Scarlet Fever, and Victor's mother insisted on taking care of her which led to her death. Her death occurred weeks before Victor had to go to Ingolstadt, Germany for university, therefore once he arrived at school, he felt very alone. For instance, in Chapter 3 it states, "...indulged in the most melancholy refection. I, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions, continually engaged in endeavoring to bestow the mutual pleasure, I was now alone." (Shelly, 40). This small snippet of Victor's emotions reveals that he begun scared on his journey to a new place, which was approximately 409 miles away from each other, after just dealing with a huge loss. However, we see that in Chapter 4, Victor gets to dive into his research and uses that to distract himself from being alone because he only interacts with his professors, no other peers. Additionally, I feel that his research is inspired by his loneliness because he attempts to find a way for immortality, so no more of his loved ones can pass away and leave him. - Keilana Knapps]]> 2022-04-03 09:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127041029 Geneva, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127379337 I think Victor feels grief because his mother just died and he’s leaving behind his family during this moment of crisis. Although at the same time he’s excited to go on this journey to explore more and learn beyond what’s expected, to make not only himself but also his family proud. Geneva, Switzerland to Ingolstadt, Germany is about 5864 miles and by car about 600 miles, however in 1798 there were barely any cars. So it should have taken Victor several weeks to get to school by carriage as he had mentioned it was a “long and fatiguing” journey(Shelley 40). - Emily Uribe]]> 2022-04-03 17:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127379337 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127417046     Within chapter 4, the manner in which I percieve Victor feels upon leaving his home in Geneva and traveling to Ingolstadt is that he remains devastated considering that he hasn't had sufficient time to emotionally process his mother's death. Victor admits that, "It appeared to me sacrilege so soon to leave the repose, akin to death, of the house of mourning, and to rush into the thick of life" (Shelly 39). Victor evidentally, is being pressured against his will to depart so recently after the death of his mother and refers to this injustice commited towards him as betrayal on part of his father. Victor feels that being forced to depart is as if he were sentenced to death. Additionally, Victor can't seem to seperate himself emotionally from his childhood friends when he stubbornly states, "I was unwilling to quit the sight of those that remained to me; and, above all, I desired to see my sweet Elizabeth in some degree consoled" (Shelly 39). Unmistakenly, Victor confesses his true feelings towards Elizabeth with this dialogue referring to her as "sweet" and she above all obtained his utmost desire to console her before anyone else. Victor under these circumstances, is considerably not only leaving his friends behind, he is leaving behind his "promised" and feels as if he disobeyed his mother's dying wish. As Victor commences his travels to Ingolstadt he thoughfully relays that he, "I loved my brothers, Elizabeth, and Clerval; these were 'old familiar faces;' but I believed myself totally unfitted for the company of strangers" (Shelly 40). Not only does Victor feel alone in the world by leaving those that remained to him, he percieves  as an introverted individual, that he is unfit to engage in the presence of society. He infers he will truly be an outcast by traveling to lands unknown to him and that because of that, he will never make friends again. The distance from Geneva to Ingolstadt is around 437 miles. If the setting of the book is in 1798, and Victor took a chaise which travels 9 mph to get from Geneva to Ingolstadt it would take Victor around 6 days to 1 week to complete his journey if he travels for 8 hours each day. 
- Beatriz Rosas 


]]> 2022-04-03 18:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127417046 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127461018 In Chapters 1-3, Victor experiences his first heavy loss with the death of his mother, but instead of taking time to mourn her death, he has to leave his home to go to school in Ingolstadt. In the moments before his departure, he reflects his forced departure and expresses his feelings of betrayal. Victor states, “It appeared to me sacrilege so soon to leave the repose akin to death, the house of mourning, and to rush into the thick of life” (Shelly 39). He considers this vicious and cruel from his father to send him immediately after his mother’s death with his family saddened; thus believing that the father’s force to leave, causes him to unintentionally break his “promise” with Elizabeth. Victor feels lonely leaving his place of familiarity and entering a world where he considers outside from; isolated and unfit for an unrecognized society. From his home of Geneva to the school in Ingolstadt, the distance is about 488 kilometers. Traveling from a carriage as Victor states, it travels about 8-10 mph which would take him about a week (8 hours of travel per day). - Angelica Trujillo]]> 2022-04-03 19:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127461018 Geneva, Switzerland 5721952 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127486813 Geneva, Switzerland where Victor was born, the events that happened in chapter 1-3 were very impactful because Victor's mom gave Victor a little sister, giving her as a present turning the little sister into an item which he possesses over , this makes Victor see her as only his. Later his mother passed away, which can take a major toll in someone's mind , potentially making him do something rash or grief in his own way like obsessing into something so he gets distractracted from his sorrows. The trip he made was 662.6 km which is 411.72055 miles, in modern time it would take 7 hours by car, considering that is it 1798 it would take much longer to get to his destenation . The way he got there since there is more horse power ways to travel he most likely took a carriage.
~Ana Zavala ]]> 2022-04-03 20:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127486813 Geneva, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127491030 Though his father sends him off to study in Ingolstadt, Germany, Victor's homeland is Geneva, Switzerland. Initially, Victor might feel relief from being away from home because his mother has died, but he can not comfort "his Elizabeth" through the horrible tragedy they have to overcome (Shelly 38-39). Though throughout his stay in Ingolstadt and creating his creature, Victor finds an urgency to go back home that makes him go into a nervous breakdown, that makes him seem "ill" (Shelly 54-55). Finally returning home in Chapter 6, being delayed until spring, the voyage from Ingolstadt to Geneva is long because he rides in a carriage that takes up a couple of weeks and some days on land, considering the stops for the horses. The distance from Geneva to Ingolstadt is 662.6 km away in the car ride, though during this time, the train was available, just not common in a train ride it would be 685 km. 
- Johana Lima.
]]> 2022-04-03 20:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127491030 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127493777 Chapters 1-3 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are spent with the titular of Victor Frankenstein narrating his early childhood in Geneva to the man, Walton, that took care of him in his ship. When describing his early life as a single child, Victor states that, “My mother’s tender caresses, and my father’s smile of benevolent pleasure while regarding me, are my first recollections (Shelley 29). Shelley’s protagonist grew up with parents that cared for him and made him feel adored. Their praise of him only ever increased. When adopting Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor’s mom told him that, “ I have a pretty present for my Victor - to-morrow he shall have it” (Shelley 31). Victor’s mom adopted Elizabeth with the intent of marrying her off to Victor. Throughout the book, Elizabeth lacks autonomy, she devotes herself completely to Victor and his indulgent attitude towards life causes him to feel possessive over her, even referring to her as his and his only. Victor’s idyllic life came to an end when his mother developed scarlet fever after nursing Elizabeth to health when she contracted the same illness. This event occured right before Victor left for university at Ingolstadt, he soon left for university after the death of his mother. Victor told Walton in the fourth chapter, “Life and death appeared to me the ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world” (Shelley 48).  In the story, Victor always had a penchant for natural philosophy and he considered it his favorable field of study. This, combined with his mother’s death, serve as the catalyst for his full immersion into his education. Since a horse and carriage existed as the dominant means of travel at the time (1798), it most likely took around four-hundred and fifty miles or sixteen days to reach Ingolstadt, Germany from Geneva, Switzerland. Victor could not feasibly travel at this length very often. Victor for the first time in his life had to live in isolation, he mostly felt the need to devote all his time into his studies since he had nothing else to attend to. Because of his childhood, Victor always thought highly of himself; and his seclusion from society only furthered his delusions as to what he believed he could do as a scientist, even going as far as to tamper with life and death. - Cassandra Marquez]]> 2022-04-03 20:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127493777 Geneva, Switzerland 563875 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127555775 The departure of Victor from his family, especially after the death of his mother proves undeniably difficult. In an exert from chapter 3, Victor reconciles himself after his contemplation of loss, rationalizing, "My mother was dead, but we still had duties which we ought to perform;" (Shelly 39).
This seemingly comforted his leave but I believe that Elizabeth and his father suffered from his leave since they had already lost someone detrimental, losing Victor arose insecurity, and knowing from reading on, Victor's aloof and avoiding response to their letters tormented them further. I believe Victor found solace in his chimerical science and his God complex prevented him to wallow further in misery, proven through how he withered away under his study and experiments rather than eating and sleeping. And, with a distance of 665 kilometers away from his peace and only friends, Victor solely focused on his goal.]]> 2022-04-03 22:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127555775 Ingolstadt, Germany 563875 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127559777 Where Victor traveled to study and succeed. ]]> 2022-04-03 22:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127559777 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127604569 In Chapters 1-3, Victor was for a long time the only child of Alphonse Frankenstein and Caroline Beaufort. Victors had had the opportunity to enjoy his childhood with loving and attentive parents. Although his mother longed for a daughter to call her own adopted a fair and beautiful orphan girl named Elizabeth. In chapter 1, Victor's mother explains to Victor, "I have a pretty present for my Victor -to-morrow- he shall have it... and on the marrow, she presented Elizabeth," (Shelley,31).  Victor grew up with Elizabeth as more than a sister, so they loved and cherish each other. He was surrounded by loving friends and family who surround him with lots of admiration. So, he made the attempt to adjust to his new environment of school away from his hometown causing him to spiral into loneliness. In chapter3, Victor explains, " I threw myself into the chaise that was to convey me away and indulged in the most melancholy reflections" (Shelley, 40). Victor always having the unconditional love of the people surrounding him suddenly feels venerable. As he moves away to persuade the full potential of his career he loses the sense of importance and gets engulfed in his work. Swallowed by loneliness without having a friendly face to tare him way for his own work caused him to create a most wrenched creation. - Ashley Navarro]]> 2022-04-03 23:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127604569 Geneva, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127623302 In chapters 1-3 Victor has so many things happen to him. He gets a gift from his mother which happens to be a beautiful girl. At an early age his parents show him how to be possessive because he believes Elizabeth is his only. He also experiences his mother's loss. Experiencing his mother's loss was devastating for him especially because he was getting ready to go to a university away from home. Victor still felt that he had to live his life even though his mother passed away. He knew that he still had duties to fulfill.  Geneva from Ingolstadt was around 605 kilometers apart. It must have taken him a couple of days to get to school. Even though it was that far away from home Victor was very excited to leave and go to a new school.- Adriana G.]]> 2022-04-03 23:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127623302 Genève, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127959615 2022-04-04 04:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127959615 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127982074 The events that occurred in Chapters 1-3 affected Victor greatly. He experienced a loving and caring family, as he describes that he had a close bond with his parents and that they were present in his childhood. Yet, this all changed when her mother became ill with scarlet fever after attending Elizabeth who had contracted the illness first; "Elizabeth was saved, but the consequences of this imprudence were fatal to her preserver" (Shelley 38). The death of Victor's mother greatly affected his life, and almost immediately after her death, Victor's father told him that he was to go to a school far away from his home. Victor surely felt lonely, isolated, and nostalgic as this was the first time he ever left his home to go to a place so far away. He immediately became obsessed with his studies because he didn't have many other things to do, but this obsession later caused him a great deal of pain. The distance from Geneva, Switzerland to Ingolstadt, Germany is more than 600 kilometers, and in the year 1798, it would take about two weeks to travel that distance. For this reason, Victor was not able to constantly see his family and this caused a great deal of pain both to his family and to himself. 

-Daniel Romero]]> 2022-04-04 05:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2127982074 Geneva, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2128642299 Victor shows that family is very important to him as he begins his story with the history of his family.  When his parents ‘gift’ him Elizabeth he takes his mother’s words, “I have a pretty present for my Victor—to-morrow he shall have it.” literally.  Victor’s mother introduced Elizabeth in a way that made Victor feel as if he owns her; Victor feels as if he owns another’s life.  This greatly effects influences Victor’s journey into natural philosophy and wanting to create a new life.  Victor’s mother passing and his immediate departure from his family when he leaves to Ingolstadt both mark the beginning of Victor’s downward spiral.  When Victor leaves he still feels grief for his mother and he uses his studies as a distraction.  Victor feels alone and feels he must, “…form my own friends…” which he does not do.  Instead Victor puts all his focus on science and later becomes obsessed.  The journey from Geneva to Ingolstadt is 372 miles which would take Victor 114 hours or nearly 5 full days of walking to travel.   -Joshua Huizar]]> 2022-04-04 13:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2128642299 Geneva, Switzerland https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2129940030 The events in chapters 1-3 tells us everything about victor's life growing up. Chapter 3 creates a shift in victor's life. He states, "the first misfortune of my life occurred" (Shelley 38). He states this right after his mother from the scarlet fever. When Victor leaves home to attend the university of Ingolstadt, it seems he is too occupied with his passion to be homesick. Geneva sits 662.6 Kilometers or 411.72 miles away Ingolstadt. Because horses were the main method of transportation back then and since an average horse is able to withstand a journey of 50 miles a day, then it would take at least 8 days for victor to arrive to ingolstadt. - Jocely Osorio]]> 2022-04-05 04:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2129940030 Geneva, Switzerland camposmsandra0110 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2131074691  Considering the events in chapters 1 through three, Victor feels perhaps a mix of confusion and grief. Victor was given little to no time to grieve after his mother‘s death and was moved by his father to study Germany. The rapid proceedings of leaving his home to study would have made him confused, angry and grief stricken. Along with being uncomfortable by leaving his Elizabeth, who was “gifted” to him. However Victor seems to distract himself from his grief by studying and providing himself something almost like relief. Geneva to Ingolstadt is around 662.6 km away from each other. In a car, it would take about seven hours to reach each destination, but there were no cars at this time. It would take Victor quite a few days to reach each destination. 
- Sandra Campos 
]]> 2022-04-05 16:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2131074691 Ingolstadt, Germany https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/n5kg3az1g9bfgzrv/wish/2135592746 Victor has had a very loving and kind family, which contributed to a very positive and noble upbringing. Much change occurs in his child, through the adoption of Elizabeth to the death of his mother Coraline. All this happens within the first 17 years of his life causing a shift towards how his life and views are molded. Victor is addicted to learning and the sciences when he leaves for the university being interested in alchemy as a young boy. Ingolstadt is 411.72 miles away from Geneva. It is an approximate 6 hour and 20 minute car drive, it would take at least 5 days for Victor’s main method of transport being horse carriage to make the journey. - Brandon Ruiz


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