https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy Trace Victor's actions and decide if Victor is justified in his actions. Post 2 comments and respond to 2 comments. en-us 2022-03-29 14:19:21 UTC 2026-02-15 00:21:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f479.png https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2126961450 The outstretched hand says that all of creation seeks their creator. As we can observe through the motif of the outstretched hand Adam is reaching out for God's hand. Adam seeks his creator. He merely needs to touch him to get inspired and motivated, therefore he needs intimacy with his father. We can observe this example in the book of Frankenstein. The fiend explains that when we was born, Victor was nowhere to be found. The monster seeked him and was looking for his creator, much like the image is seeking that touch from his creator. However, I believe that this motif embeds irony to the book. For instance, when Victor created his creature he calls his creation wretch and hideous wretch numerous times in chapter 5. In the motif, the creator is reaching out to his creation because as a father you want that relationship and intimacy with your creation. However, Victor is the complete opposite. Victor merely criticizes and runs from his creation of a monster and begins to have nightmares of what he has done. Although Victor's actions are justified due to the horrors of the creation, a father should love his child no matter what their appearance looks like. Mary Shelley interprets Victor to play god as he gives like to his creation and Adam is a symbol of the fiend. Mary Shelley includes "Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far different from mine in every other respect. He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the special care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone" (Shelley 161). In other words, Frankenstein is quite different from the rest of the world. He then goes on to accuse Victor of boaching his appearance. The author states “Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image, but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance” (Shelley 161). Mary Shelley portrays the relationship between god who has authority, in this case is portrayed by Victor, and the sinner who is Adam, portrayed by Frankenstein. -Areli G.]]> 2022-04-03 07:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2126961450 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2126963220 Although Victor's actions are justified due to the horrors of the creation, a father should love his child no matter what their appearance looks like. Mary Shelley interprets Victor to play god as he gives like to his creation and Adam is a symbol of the fiend. Frankenstein is very different from the rest of the world in his appearances. Frankenstein then goes on to accuse Victor of boaching his appearance. The author states “Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image, but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance” (Shelley 161). I believe that from Victors perspective he was in the right because no one wants to face the ugly creature they made especially if they are terrified of it. The human instinct to do is to run away and hide. Individuals will attempt to forget about their mistakes so that it can just go away. -Areli G.]]> 2022-04-03 07:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2126963220 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127405985 By viewing the electric storm that sparked his interest in electricity. And his need for wanting to use electricity to bring back the dead. This also helps him with his decision making with choosing Professor Walkman as his mentor. For two years Frankenstein was dedicated and determined to chemistry. He wanted to know everything about the human body and what caused life. His determination to bring back the dead was so strong that he even went as far as digging up corpses from the cemetery to experiment on in no time he was sure that he was closer to being successful with his experiment. Victor at one point even breaks the narration to warn Walton not to pursue unbonded ambition. During Victor's experiment he did not communicate with anyone and ignored his family by not sending letters. As shown Frankenstein begins to symbolize those who foolishly trade integrity for power and success. Victor is also very unprofessional with his experiment. Instead of analyzing it he simply just leaves it alone, calls it a wreck and goes to bed. Allowing the audience to see that accidents happen for a reason and if not taken care of there will indeed be consequences. - Emily Uribe]]> 2022-04-03 18:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127405985 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127420822 Victor is determined to find a cure for everlasting human beings and bring back loved one’s from the dead.  After so much hard work he is successful and is able to bring his creation to life. Although it did not occur as he wanted it too he expected for his creation to praise him and look up to him as a God. Just as the forbidden fruit in “Paradise Lost” the attempt to get more knowledge than nature allows. Just as Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and not listening to God as Saten does. Victor in this case does not listen to what anyone tells him and is so intrigued in figuring out the possible ways of bringing back the dead. He wanted to create his own species, probably one that would be smarter than the human kind. Although by not listening to his professors and friends he ended up creating a terrifying monster who was strong and taller than regular humans. This also gives us the morality of not listening to others' warnings and advice. As the professor warned Victor to not proceed with this he did not listen and now has to deal with the outcome of his experiment.-Emily Uribe
This is what I used to view the story of “Paradise Lost”.
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/paradise-lost/symbols/the-fruit-of-the-tree-of-knowledge  ]]> 2022-04-03 18:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127420822 5721952 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127434538 Victor has a deep passion to make a difference and to obtain glory and recognition through his discoveries.Victor demonstrates that he wants to become someone that discovers the initiation of life creating a living being from his own hands. He created a being that is carefully selected to be more powerful and superior than he is,  by making the being gigantice, and making it beautifully proportioned as we are. In a sense he didn't want to be a scientist that is experimenting to discover a way to make life, Victor wanted to feel a god like sensation for creating a being from scratch. Victor lost his true intentions in the making of his monster. And regrets it when the overwhelming dread comes to him when his being comes to life also feeling agony when he notices how much time and pleasure it drained from his life.
~ Ana Zavala

]]> 2022-04-03 19:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127434538 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127495346  Ethically, I may infer with careful evaluation of Victor's actions towards his creation that they are immensly unethical, and he had no right to deprive the creature he fathers, a life of happiness. However, when observing these seemably "immoral" actions in a scientific background, the actions that Victor undertook are percievably "heroic" as they follow a course of action that is appropriate for the preservation of humanity. For example, Victor accordingly decides to reject his creation's wish of having a female creation like him created as Victor reasonates that he will, "...return, and again seek their kindness, and you will meet with their detestation; your evil passions will be renewed, and you will then have a companion to aid you in the task of destruction" (Shelley 131). Although Victor Frankenstien is moved by the persuasion tactics of his nameless creation and understands the reasoning behind the monster's wishes, he knows that emotion has no place in immense decisions that may unleash horrid consequences. Although Victor initially surrendered to the misfortunes of his creation and promised to deliver him a mate, he ultimately denied this request selfishlessly putting himself in danger for the sake of humanity. Victor lost everyone dear to him as a result of his heroic actions including his father, mother, wife, his best friend, his younger brother, and Justine. Victor is justified with his actions in the manner in which he swears to destroy his creation that has murdered a mass quantity of people when he exclaims, "By the sacred earth on which I kneel, by the shades that wander near me, by the deep and eternal grief that I feel, I swear; and by thee, O Night, and the spirits that preside over thee, to pursue the daemon who caused this misery until he or I shall perish in mortal conflict" (Shelley 179). Victor delivers this silent promise and chases his creation on foot all the way to the Artic, and heroically dies in his grand endeavor of erasing his mistake. Victor, in more compassionate rational, should be hailed a hero for his course of action in Mary Shelley's Frankenstien because although he failed to destroy his creation, he paid the price for his mistakes and redeemed his character.  
-Beatriz Rosas 

]]> 2022-04-03 20:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127495346 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127506700 When deciding to make a human being, Victor never questions the morality of artificially creating life. As Victor discusses his plan to Walton, he casually states, “ . . . having spent some months successfully collecting and arranging my materials, I began” (Shelley 48). He refers to harvesting old body parts, when describing his plan he actively avoids mentioning  the severity of his actions. He deluded himself into believing that he did a service to humanity by going on this path. When he achieved his goal, Victor became mortified of the being he created and repeatedly mentioned its hideous appearance. Victor’s carelessness resulted in the creature escaping and harming innocent people, such as his brother and housekeeper. When faced with the task of creating another being in order to end the fiend’s loneliness and possibly more catastrophe, Victor refuses out of cowardness. Out of spite, the creature killed Elizabeth, the love of Victor’s life. Victor’s intentions are summarized in the lines: “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me” (Shelley 48). He consistently viewed himself as a genius and god-like figure rather than a human with faults, ultimately leading to his downfall. As a scientist, his actions are never justified because he never had the right intentions. Victor wanted praise and admiration rather than the betterment of human life. - Cassandra Marquez]]> 2022-04-03 20:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127506700 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127511205 Despite his inexcusable actions displayed throughout the story, Victor’s views are a direct result of his upbringing. When mentioning his parents to Walton, he states that, “I was their plaything and their idol, and something better - their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed to them by Heaven” (Shelley 29). His parents never saw faults in him, resulting in him never seeing faults in himself. Like everyone around him, he viewed himself as perfect; which exists as a partial reason as to why he ignored the issues that come with trying to create human life; he never believed that he could fail. After completing what he set out to do, Victor regrets creating a human because of his appearance, he voices, “A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch” (Shelley 52). He quickly views his creature as a monster for its appearance rather than judging it based on its character. Like most characters in the novel, Victor quickly casts the creature off and labels him as a monster. Shelley reveals early on that Victor’s mom adopted Elizabeth from an impoverished household largely because of her light and beautiful features. Like the rest of the people from this time period, Victor subconsciously upheld the beauty standards from the people before him. Victor’s plan to create human life resulted in the death of multiple people, and while Shelley never fully condones her protagonists’s actions, she goes through great lengths to explain them. Victor Frankenstein failed to recognize the consequences of his actions in the novel because he never had to before. - Cassandra Marquez ]]> 2022-04-03 20:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127511205 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127520047 In accordance to the outstretched hand motiff, Victor's actions are percieved in this perspective, as unethical and inappropriate since he had no right to deprive his creation of happiness in it's life. The artwork that depicts the creation of Adam, God accordingly is the father of the creation of mankind and takes responsibility in this beautifully sinned animal. Mary Shelley in comparison, yields her protagonist Victor, who created a vile creature and gave it life as a god. Victor, as a god, conceptually should take responsibilty for his creation of life, and it's pursuit of happiness. Instead of following the according concept, Victor, upon first glancing at his animated work internally questions, "How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form?" (Shelley 51). Victor's first impression as a god that gifted life to the labors of his hands, should be beauty in this creation within the most beautiful of features bestowed. Instead, Victor shamelessly runs from the creation deeming it a wretch when Victor is the one who gave the monster the presumably "ugly" features that bore it with sin. Additionally, as a god who creates life, Victor owes the creature it's happiness but instead denies it any chance of happiness to the extent that the creature no longer desires to live. Victor breaks his promise to his creation that accepted the condition of making it a mate that he could live with in peace, in return of the monster's banishment to places unknown. Victor extinguished the remaining hopes of his creation with his selfish actions, and later on vowed vengance to his family by pursuing his own creation to kill his child. 
-Beatriz Rosas]]> 2022-04-03 21:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127520047 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127527659 When starting his creature, Victor never had good intentions, stating, "To make the being of a gigantic stature; that is to say, about eight feet in height and proportionally large" (Shelly 48). The creature was going to be tall in height and large in width size because of Victor’s wishes, and he wanted to gather the material from bones from the charnel house (Shelly 49). A charnel house is a place under the church where bones get deposed. Victor knew that God, in a way, was watching over his actions because where he collected the bones to make the creature from scratch. However, he did not care because he wanted the God-like feeling, like Adam. Because men were a creation from God to serve a purpose, Victor truly wanted his ambition to make an animated object that could avoid death. Avoid death like his mother could have after helping “his Elizabeth” from scarlet fever. Though, his work is not justified because after Victor accomplishes his creatures, he disowns the creature for being “wretched.” At the same time, he suffered to complete that work, with him becoming ill while not telling anyone and not telling anyone of his creation until his deathbed.  - Johana Lima.]]> 2022-04-03 21:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127527659 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127535284 Victor’s upbringing consequently results in the consequences of his own ignorance. For example, his parents ‘gave’ Elizabeth to him as a birthday gift, but instead of accepting it as a joke, he placed her life in his hands. She belonged to him as he quickly as he received her. This develops Victor’s overconfidence of life and success. In addition, in his decision of creating life, he does not consider failure nor the responsibilities of ‘playing god’.  Because of his desire for glory and the knowledge of the unknown through the pursuit of the “elixir of life'', he develops a sort of god complex. Frankenstein believes that by creating the Monster, he can discover the secrets of “life and death,” create a “new species,” and learn how to “renew life" (Shelly 48). He is motivated to attempt these things by ambition. He wants to achieve something great, even if it comes at great cost. Even his creation considers itself as Adam born from the hands of his creator, God or in this situation, Victor. Except the creature’s creator rejects such admittance in his creation because of his unflattering image unlike God's shaping of beauty in Adam. This biblical connection reflects the complexities of Victor and his negligence of responsibility. -Angelica Trujillo]]> 2022-04-03 21:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127535284 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127542350 In chapter 5, the creation of Victor tries to reach out his hand for Victor with a "grin" (Shelly 52). However, instead of reaching out for him too, Victor runs out in a panic and disgust, in a guess, hurting the creation because Michaelangelo's work of art illustrates that the creation seeks its creator. Therefore, when Victor runs out, his design follows his way and tries to seek his approval so badly because that is what a child wants from a parent. Like in Michaelangelo's art, the hands never meet because of a disconnection between the child and the parent. The parent, Victor, craved to make something good to have an ever-lasting reputation, and when he created such a hideous creature, he decided to put it upon his creation and abandon it. Though the child, the creation, will never understand because a child should be loved no matter its looks because, in the end, the parents should always love what God created for them. Victor never allowed the hands to meet as in the art. - Johana Lima.

]]> 2022-04-03 21:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127542350 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127553253 As a scientist, Victor discovers the true nature of life and how to create it which many strive to achieve. Humans are naturally curious of the proceeding of life and its conception which results in many religious and scientific beliefs. While many have spiritual beliefs of the creation of life by God, Victor actively seeks to take God’s role and create life himself. Mary Shelly highlights the consequences of science and technology with Victor’s immediate regret of his creation. He exclaims, “How can i describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or hoe delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I have endeavored to form” (Shelly 51). She develops his regret of making such a horrid creature and his ignorance of the consequences in his creation with the death of many of his loved ones because of the vengeance of the creature has towards his creator. This eventually leads to his demise. -Angelica Trujillo]]> 2022-04-03 22:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127553253 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127592433 Victor represents the epitome of a reckless and naïve scientist and humanity's unfit role as a creator. To play God and selfishly coward away from that success garners punishment and justice. Although I am more biased to defend Frankenstein's fiend I am more adamant to condemn his shameless creator. Victor had not made the same Adam that God sculpted in beauty but he did make him in the same innocent nature in which Victor tarnished through his abandonment. To me, the fiend only learned from what he was taught, torment, deprivation of compassion and sympathy which made him a wretch and in his words, "I am malicious because I am miserable," (Shelly 129). This instinct was harbored through the neglect of his supposed only ally, the creator which shed effort and essence to make and only one that would understand his frightful stature but look past that. I think Victor was not ready to be a creator and in this rash thrill to succeed after 2 years was frightened by his own immature success, ironic on how he questioned how to create immortality and life, but never if he should. And as the fiend was casted aside upon barely living, of course he nursed vengeance because he sought out parental acknowledgement to both his creator and God, just as any human does, its even in the nature of animals. Also Victor never was credited for his work in fear of being a madman but in the end he became what he feared, a wretch just as misreable as his creation, but I believe that if he put aside his human instinct to fear power and nurture the fiend like a father he would have nothing to fear or, as the old saying states, "reap what you sow."
-Naydelin]]> 2022-04-03 23:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127592433 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127631696 2022-04-04 00:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127631696 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127634771 Victor proves himself to be a true man of science because since from a very young age, he had always been interested in the natural sciences. Then when he ventured out and had the ability to explore these interests during university and meet professors with more knowledge about the subject, really allowed Victor to grow. This growth then led Victor becoming a hard worker and very passionate for his research, so much that it became a very unhealthy obsession because he did not socialize with anyone for months and begun looking very ill and malnourished. However, that instance just demonstrates his level of dedication. However, when he disregarded his creation, that shows that he did not care much about science as he thought because usually any scientist would want to figure out what and how they accomplished their goal, but Victor did not do this. Instead, he disregarded the monster as a whole and described how disgusted he felt about him. - Keilana Knapps]]> 2022-04-04 00:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127634771 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127652388 In the novel, I feel that Victor's actions were not justified because he put so much hard work into his research and trying to create the monster and almost gave up his sanity. And instead of enjoying of what he accomplished, he instead disregards his months of work and leaves this new life alone in a cruel world. Therefore, him not taking responsibility for his actions really demonstrated his true, cruel character. - Keilana Knapps]]> 2022-04-04 00:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127652388 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127671692 Victor proves to have a true calling for the work of a scientist as he tries to discover the elixir of everlasting life. In chapter 2, victor explains " I chanced to find a volume of the works of Cornelius Agrippa... a new light seemed to dawn upon my mind;"(Shelley, 34). At a young age victor's comprehension and drive to understand all he can about natural philosophy. Cause him to achieve the power to create life with his own has like a god. In chapter 5, Victor explains to Walton," His limbs were in proportion, and his features as beautiful. Beautiful- great god" (Shelley, 51). Victor created the fiend with the most perfect feature as he spent two years carefully choosing them. Although his long journey proceeds to lead him through the path of depression. After the initial thrill of having created life the disgust and fear set into Victor's mind. Following his victor's attempt to kill the being that he had given life to.- Ashley Navarro  ]]> 2022-04-04 00:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127671692 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127682107 The Creation of Adam painting is seen in chapter 5. Victor's creation can be seen very similar to the painting because in the painting we see that God and the man are reaching out their hands but it is noticeable that the man is merely reaching his hand while God seems to be putting more effort in trying to touch the man's hand. It is reversed in Frankenstein. Victor's creations longs to be able to reach his creator's hand but Victor runs away. Victor shouldn't have run away because that is his creation that he worked so hard for. His creation just wants Victor to accept him since he keeps chasing him just like how a human child wants attention from their parents. Victor needs to love his creation because every parent should love their child.- Adriana G.]]> 2022-04-04 00:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127682107 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127697705 Victor is an amazing scientist. He has studied science since a young age so he is very passionate about science. He has always wondered about the creation of life and the formula of life which is immortality. Victor's determination can be seen right away since he cut everyone off to focus on his creation. It can be seen that he was a bit of a "mad man" when it comes to his work. Victor is determined to become recognized as one of the first person to initiate life. After so many attempts he is able to accomplish the first part of his journey by creating a life. He is not satisfied with his creation. He then soon realizes how his creation took away mostly everything from him as he starts having nightmares about his Elizabeth and his mom. His creation caused him a lot of pain which is why he attempted to destroy it. - Adriana G.]]> 2022-04-04 01:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127697705 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127880557 Victor's professors were at very distinct odds, one detested and mocked chimerical science, Mr. Krempe, and one idealized them as the founders or starters of alchemy and chemistry, believing they wanted to solve the harder question rather than the "easy" sciences. Mr. Krempe's attitude bares resemblance to Victor's father, Mr. Frankenstien, because in chapter 2 he dismisses the idea of alchemy and the chimerical teachers without an explanation, demanding, "My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash," (Shelly 34). This denial of knowledge intrigued Victor more which then lead to his demise with unfathomable love and oath to chimerical science. If his father and Mr. Krempe amiably presented why chimerical teaching was dangerous, immoral, and held consequences in creating life, maybe Victor would have been more responsible rather than creating a frighting and miserable fiend to spite those who rejected and muffled his ideals. -Naydelin]]> 2022-04-04 03:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2127880557 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2128009225 The upbringing of Victor caused him to feel as if it was impossible for him to make mistakes. He had that type of mentality throughout his childhood, even as he grew in age. Even when Victor spent countless hours working on his project, he expected his creation to be perfect. Yet, it was a major blow to his ego when he saw the creature that he had worked so hard to create, that he immediately left his workspace and did not want to return; "the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (Shelley 51). Victor felt as a failure when he saw what he had created, and yet this shows the selfishness of his character. A father should have an unconditional love for his child, and yet this was not present in Victor's case. Therefore, he was not justified in looking down on his own creation just because of its looks, and instead he should have tried to fix the problem instead of avoiding it. -Daniel Romero]]> 2022-04-04 05:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2128009225 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2128028116 Many people would say that Victor took on the role of God in the novel because he decided for himself that he was going to create life. However, Victor chose to create this creature for his own selfish reasons, and yet despised it when it did not come out as he had wanted. Victor wanted to be a part of something big and important, most likely for the prestige and recognition he would receive. Yet, the minute he laid eyes on the ugly monster he had created, his dreams and aspirations disappeared. He fell into a deep pit of despair; "This was a commencement of a nervous fever, which confined me for several months" (Shelley 55). Although Victor had loved science from a very young age, he felt as if he had failed as a scientist. Yet, he was an amazing scientist as he was able to create life, it just wasn't to Victor's ridiculously high standards. -Daniel Romero]]> 2022-04-04 05:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2128028116 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135771053 The Outstretched Hand motif originates from Michelangelo’s famous work,” Hand to God”. This fresco depicts God reaching out to give life to Adam, demonstrating a deep relation between a creator and their created. This creates a direct parallel to Victor and the fiend, as Victor gave life to his creation, treating it with love and care before seeing how wretched it looked. In chapter 5, Victor states, ”His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful?- Great God?”(Shelley 51). This demonstrates the lengths and how much control and obsession Victor is towards his creation, yet upon looking at how it appears, gives up all the work and effort he put in and abandons it. Despite all that occurs, the monster stretches his hand out to Victor. - Brandon Ruiz

]]> 2022-04-08 04:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135771053 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135796008  The outstretched hand painting by Michelangelo depicts God, surrounded by angels, reaching his hand out to Adam, symbolizing that he is giving life to man. This connection between man and God can be compared to Victor and his creation. After reading Paradise Lost, the fiend defines himself as Victor’s Adam. The fiend states,“Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed ” (Shelley 89). However, after being rejected and abandoned by his “God”, he redefines himself as the fallen angel because God would not abandon Adam, opposite to how Victor abandoned him. - Jocely Osorio  

]]> 2022-04-08 04:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135796008 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135833977  Victor Frankenstein, from a young age, had a passion for science. Before he entered the University of Ingolstadt, he often pinned his focus on old and natural philosophy . He would often occupy his time learning from other scientists. He states, “When I was thirteen years of age, we all went on a party of pleasure to the baths near Thonon: the inclemency of the weather obliged us to remain  a day confined to inn. In this house I chanced to find a volume of the works of Cornelius Agrippa” (Shelley 34). Once he attended college, he gained much more inspiration through one of his professors, Waldon, who encouraged the studies Victor was obsessed with. Pushing him down the path that set the principles for his studies. - Jocely Osorio 

]]> 2022-04-08 05:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135833977 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135869398   Victor meets two professors when he attends the University of Ingolstadt, M. Waldon and M. Krempe, who are parallels of the relation Victor and his own father have towards their views on the older sciences, such as that of Cornelius Agrippa. Professor Waldon is supportive of the sciences Victor is interested in, giving Victor more support for his aspirations. Professor Krempe on the other hand, gives Victor a similar approach to his father about the ancient sciences, telling him that it is useless and will not amount to anything. These thoughts and statements push and motivate Victor to make his discovery which leads to his downfall. -Brandon Ruiz

]]> 2022-04-08 06:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2135869398 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2151257950 Victor has found interest in all forms of life ever since he was a child.  Eventually he became obsessed with life so much that wanted to create life himself.  Victor's parents gave him power as a child when they 'gifted' him Elizabeth.  Due to this Victor feels he has power over life.  Victor felt like a god.  God created life and Victor does the same when he created the Fiend.  Except Victor is not a god.  Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam displays the outstretched hand of Adam  reaching to the outstretched hand of God.  This scene shows Adam that he is accepted and loved.  The scene is recreated in Frankenstein with the Fiend taking place for Adam and Victor taking place of God. However in this scene Victor does not reach back to the Fiend; Instead he leaves him in horror which causes the Fiend to be alone with no love. Victor's action of abandoning his creation leads it to eventually go down a path of pain that leads to tragedy. -Joshua Huizar]]> 2022-04-21 01:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2151257950 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2153098103 The outstretched hand motif is an example of when the fiend reached its hand out to Victor. Victor creates the creature just as God created the first man, Adam. In addition, this motif can also give us a partial visual example of the encounter the fiend and Victor has. During this encounter, the creature reaches out for Victor to gain comfort from his creator just as Adam would to God. However, Victor does not accept him which is the difference between this encounter and the one that Michelangelo paints. Instead of feeling love for his creation that he spent so much time on, Victor looks at it in disgust and does not want to take responsibility for it. This leads to the fiend’s first time feeling rejection which later affects his character in the book.
- Melva Castellanos]]> 2022-04-22 04:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2153098103 https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2153122856 When Victor arrives at the University in Ingolstadt, we meet two of his professor. Their names are M. Krempe and M. Walton. After reading about them, we can understand that both professors have very different views when it comes to Victors ideas and what he wants to research. Professor Krempe does not agree with what Victor wants to study because he believes that it is a waste of time and that he should focus on researching previous works from the original founders of alchemy. On the other hand, Professor Waldon encourages him and his passion for philosophy. -Melva Castellanos]]> 2022-04-22 05:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sharonrowland/xj6voz7xhskd1huy/wish/2153122856