https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss Please copy and paste your journals here! en-us 2018-03-13 12:36:15 UTC 2026-01-24 03:23:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241325583 “Sleep fled from my eyes; I wandered like an evil spirit, for I had committed deeds of mischief beyond description horrible, and more, much more (I persuaded myself) was yet behind.” 
61 CH 9
Victor’s guilty conscience is kicking in. He uses personification to describe how he has ran on little sleep if any because of all of the horrible things that have happened recently. He knows in a way that he is responsible for Justine’s death by creating the Monster. He convinces himself that even though it seems terrible right now, there still is worse to come, ("...and more, much more I persuaded myself, was yet behind.") because the beast is still out there and is looking to get pay back on him. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241325583 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326040 Quote:By degrees i made a discovery of still greater moment. I found that these people possessed a method of communicating their experience and feelings to one another by articulate sounds
Pg 78, Ch 12
In Shelley’s writing she described the monster’s experience and his fascination with speaking and normal life. He doesn’t say “they were speaking because at the time he didn’t know what speaking was. Shelley reveals the curiosity of the monster and how he learned to speak and how he was able to speak to Victor in the chapter be fore in perfect sentences. Having learned he’d been on his own for 2 years and how he has adapted to the outside world and his struggles.  ]]> 2018-03-13 12:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326040 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326145 “I lay on my straw, but I could not sleep. I thought of the occurrences of the day. What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people; and I longed to join them.” | 77/ ch12 | This statement is a representative symbol of the monster's life after leaving his creator. It also relates to the romantic belief of honoring the common person. The monster had first entered the village and was perceived as a monster by its people, and by learning from his mistakes he realized to not fully interact with the people he is watching. What the quote also symbolizes is the monster learning, he enjoys these people but realizes that if he were to approach them in his current state they would insult and fear him. However, enchanted by their actions he cannot sleep, and as the wheels are turning in his head he will begin to learn more. Finally, the quote is showing the monsters take on the life of the common person and their struggles and times of happiness. He wants to join them so badly but knows he won't be accepted]]> 2018-03-13 12:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326145 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326191 “A considerable period elapsed before I discovered one of the causes of uneasiness of this amiable family: it was poverty, and they suffered that evil in a very disgusting degree.” 
77/ ch 12 
This creates a feeling of mournfulness and sorrow with words like uneasiness, poverty, evil, and disgusting degree. Mary Shelley added these words to describe what the neighbors were like and how the monster discovered what the neighbors lifestyle was. The monster can see that these neighbors do not have much food or nutrition, and are very poor. With that, the monster decides to stop stealing their food, and to gather wood for them at night to make a fire for heat. It creates a caring side of the monster, and his knowledge of his neighbors. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326191 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326598 “...often, I say, I was tempted to plunge into the silent lake, that the waters might close over me and my calamities forever.”
62/Ch 9
This excerpt from the passage shows irony that is taking place within Victor. Just a few years ago, Victor set out to defy death. Now he is contemplating his own death, which shows the internal conflict taking place within Victor. Shelly uses words with a negative connotation to display the doom that has fallen over Victor. Shelly also displays characteristics of a Romantic by showing that nature can rejuvenate the soul. As for Victor, however, the time spent with nature only seems to complicate the thoughts taking place in his mind.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326598 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326607 “The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal nature bade me weep no more.”

A major theme present in Romantic writing is the beauty and absolute perfection of nature, as well as the darkness contained within us as humans. Victor faces emotional torment and anguish following the death of William, which Victor believes is his fault since he created that which killed William. However, the mountains that he visited during his childhood provided solace which he so longed for. These two major Romantic themes (darkness and nature) combined together in this line create comfort for both the reader and the character in the story.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326607 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326636 “I had been the author of unalterable evils, and I lived in daily fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness” - Victor
p. 62/Ch. 9
Shelley’s use of specific diction such as, unalterable and wickedness, in this quotation helps to emit a sense of fear that results in a distressful tone. It brings awareness to Victor’s point of view by showing that he acknowledges that he has done wrong and created a wretched monster. Not only does this quote induce a fearful tone, it also implies and foreshadows that the monster will kill again in the future or commit another foul deed. The agonizing pain of William’s murder and Justine’s conviction are plaguing Victor.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326636 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326852 “Sometimes I could cope with the sullen despair that overwhelmed me: but sometimes the whirlwind passions of my soul drove back me to seek, by bodily exercise and by change of place,some relief from my intolerable sensations.”
64/ Ch 9
The sentence is continuously drawn out until the end . This could add a bit of suspense,  but also show the long and indecisiveness of Victor's mind due to the trauma he has suffered. The beginning of the system is about his periods of relative peace and happiness, and is also shorter. The second is more drawn out, showing that the periods of unhappiness, sadness, and tragedy are longer than the periods of calmness and happiness.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326852 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326920 “Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens, and gave me a sensation of pleasure. I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees." 71/ ch 11
A gentle light stole over the heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure is an illusion that acts as a trick on Victors brain. Right now Victor has a guilty conscious with what has happened with Justine. This portrays that Victor looks to nature to clear his mind and brighten his mood. Nature allows him to drift away from the thought of the death of his brother William and the execution of Justine. However, when it rains and the weather isn’t bright neither is Victor, he goes back to having dark and corrupted thoughts.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326920 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326929 “Often, after the rest of the family had retired for the night, I took the boat and passed many hours upon the water. Sometimes, with my sail set, I was carried by the wind; and sometimes, after rowing into the middle of the lake, I left the boat to pursue its own course, and gave way to my own miserable reflections.” (62/ Ch. 9)

The boat in this paragraph is supposed to symbolize the monster that Victor has created. He talks about going out into the water for many hours after his family has went to bed, which represents how he abandoned his family and worked late into the night to create his monster. He talks about rowing all the way into the middle of the lake, only to just let the boat go and take its own course while he would sit and think about how miserable he was. This symbolizes how he worked so hard to create the monster, only to abandon it and leave it to fend for itself. The author's purpose of this is to reiterate how Victor tends to care only about himself and his own life and safety rather than putting others first. It is also meant to show how much the monster he created is haunting his life.]]> 2018-03-13 12:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241326929 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327234 "Wandering spirits if indeed ye wander, and do not rest in your narrow beds, allow me this faint happiness, or take, as your companion, away from the joys of life." pg. 67
From this part of the story Victor is becoming overwhelmed by the monster he has created. He is almost unsure of this creature and the things it may or may not do to society. This is kind of ironic because the creation has to be feeling the same way if not worse. This also makes it hard for the reader because this creation is so clueless and Victor is not very helpful thus far. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327234 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327241 “The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal nature bade me weep no more.” 65/ch 9  

The term used to describe winds whispered in soothing accents is personification. Mary brings the winds alive by having it be soothing, creating a relaxed feeling for Victor after everything that he has been through. He had just fallen into a depression and the wind being nice and calm is relaxing to him and he ends up resting on the ground after getting himself worked up again about his brothers death. She uses nature to create the tone that the characters are feeling, because in the following chapter while victor is on the mountain there is a storm coming which indicates that something bad is going to happen.  

]]> 2018-03-13 12:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327241 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327366 2018-03-13 12:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327366 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327520 “Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens, and gave, me a sensation of pleasure. I gazed with a kind of wonder.”  71/ ch11 
This section uses syntax to convey the feelings of the creature to show imagery of what is going through his mind as when he wakes up in Victor’s apartment. As the creature is scared he finds comfort in the light. Even though at this time of his life he doesn’t know how to describe in words what he is seeing, the rest of the chapter shows and foreshadows what has happened to creature and what will happen to him. At this point on how the creature is feeling kind of makes me feel sorry for the creature because it does not have a way of learning the ways of life. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327520 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327550 Quote: “My dearest friend, you must calm yourself. These events have affected me, God knows how deeply; but I am not so wretched as you are” p.g. 58 Chapter 9. What Victor  is saying is that  you have to calm down and just relax. There are a lot of crazy things happening in this book and he is taking blame for letting the monster kill his brother and causing the death of Justine. Victor wants revenge on the monster that has taken just about everything from him. Victor is also saying God knows everything and he understands what he is going through. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327550 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327580 "Cursed by the hands that formed you. You have made me wretched beyond expression. You have left me no power to consider whether I am just to you, or not" 70/ch 10

In this Victor tells the monster that when he made him it was unfair due to the fact that he is now an out cast from society. However in this Victor also tells how the monster is now also affecting himself and that he is afraid and unable to do anything to fight back and is beginning to feel as an out cast himself.]]> 2018-03-13 12:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327580 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327596 “Believe me Frankenstein: I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity; but am I not alone, miserably alone?”

Chapter 10 Page 69

Frankenstein’s monster is having a conflict between his internal affairs and his external appearance. His struggle for love and compassion is thwarted by his monstrous appearance. The struggles for humanity show Shelley’s style of Gothic literature. The monster’s longing for love and friendship highlight the romantic aspect of Gothic literature while his appearance as a monster shows the darker and scarier part of Gothic literature.]]> 2018-03-13 12:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327596 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327775 “The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal nature bade me weep no more. Then again the kindly influence ceased to act- I found myself fettered again to grief, and indulging in all the misery of reflection" 65/ CH9
When Shelley says, “the very winds whispered soothing accents” she is using metaphors. She is trying to show what advances Victor was having with his senses. For example, the whispers of the wind were soothing, so the wind blowing on him was soft and gentle making him feel good, rather than the winds being harsh towards him. Although the winds were making him feel relief, it soon did not last long because he started to feel grief again from what he had done. 

]]> 2018-03-13 12:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241327775 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328141 “They elevated me from all my littleness of feeling; and although they did not remove my grief, they subdued and tranquilized it.” Pg. 66/ Ch. 10
This quote uses imagery to show how the sights of nature can be a sense of calmness to Victor. It is saying that the beautiful sights of nature have lifted up Victor’s spirits. Even though he was still depressed, the peaceful sights makes him feel a little relieved.  This adds on to the idea that nature has the ability to restore and heal his feelings]]> 2018-03-13 12:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328141 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328246 Quote: "It is with considerable… by sleep"  
Pg 70/71 
The author uses syntax and diction to further convey the rush of emotions felt by the creation when given life. When the creature is describing the first moments of his life, Shelly uses very long sentences with many commas, each one a new thought. These long sentences reflect all the thoughts and feelings now happening in the creatures mind. This writing style allows us to further understand how the creation is feeling. He has just been given life, and is overwhelmed by emotion, and Shelly reflects this in her syntax. Shelly also uses words with very negative connotations to describe how the creation is feeling. She uses words like “dark”, “cold”, “helpless” and “miserable” to describe the creatures emotions. The use of these connotative words set a very sad and depressing mood, and allow us to sort of sympathize with the creation, despite what he has done. These words coupled with her syntax convey the feelings of the creature. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328246 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328420 “It was dark when I awoke; I felt cold also, and half frightened, as it were, instinctively, finding myself so desolate.”  71/ Ch. 11
The monster is talking to Victor in the hut in this quote from chapter eleven. The quote is in the monster’s point of view and displays how he felt when he woke up and the struggles he had to overcome in his "new world". The tone of what the monster said to Victor was very interesting and really set up the mood for the chapter which would be dark and frightening. The monster was confused and confident at the same time. The monster was confused at first because it was a who new realm to him. He was confident that he could understand the people and how they lived their everyday life. He knew and understood what happened to him while he was reminiscing the hardship he faced when he was trying the learn the new world]]> 2018-03-13 12:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328420 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328459 Quote: “The wounded deer dragging its fainting limbs to some untrodden brake, there to gaze upon the arrow which had pierced it, and to die-was but a type of me.
page 64/ chapter 9
Response:Shelley uses cacophonous words, negative connotation, and specific diction all to convey the complexity of the intense anguish Victor is suffering through. The cacophonous words untrodden and brake both create the nasty and rough mood  and tone of the feelings Victor is experiencing during these times.The words wounded, fainting, and die all have extremely negative connotations and cause the readers to have a stronger sense of sympathy for Victor and his struggles, by creating an emotional connection from the reader to the character. Shelley also uses specific diction, like gaze, pierced, and dragging, to enhance the tone of the direness of his situation. This is also an example of a metaphor, because Shelley is comparing Victor’s internal pain to the external pain of a deathly wounded deer.


]]> 2018-03-13 12:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328459 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328553 “Wandering spirits, if indeed ye wander, and do not rest in your narrow beds, allow me this faint happiness, or take me as your companion, away from the joys of life.’’
page 67/chapter 10
This quote creates a feeling of wanting to feel happy. The narrative tells the reader that she wants to  move  from sorrow to happiness. She asked the spirits to continue to let her feel joy. She asked if they take happiness away they would take her. The tone in the quote is sorrowful but she wants to be filled with joy so she can overcome problems. ]]> 2018-03-13 12:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328553 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328840 “Her sympathy was ours; her smile, he soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us.”    
 pg 19 ch. 2
Shelley uses abstract words to positively describe Elizabeth. These words are making the sentence pleasant. This is saying that Elizabeth has great beauty. She’s also very lively and can brighten someone’s day. Elizabeth is also a very caring and giving person. This also shows how Victor perceives Elizabeth, and how much he adores her.]]> 2018-03-13 12:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241328840 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241329392 “Nothing is more painful to the human mind, than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows, and deprives the soul both of hope and fear."  
Here Frankenstein is reflecting on the death of Justine and William's murder and all of the events he has gone through to come to this point in his life. He is devastated to think that his creature killed his brother and caused Justine's death also. Frankenstein's life so far has been full of obsessions that have brought him guilt and shame. He’s saying he’s lost hope and he is fearful for what is to come.  

]]> 2018-03-13 12:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241329392 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241347345 2018-03-13 13:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241347345 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241350815 2018-03-13 13:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241350815 https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241531652 "I no longer see the world and it works as they before apeer to to me. Before, i looked upon the acounts of vice and injustice, that I read in books or heard from others as tales of ancient days or imaginary evil. Chapter 11- page 63

Here she is trying create a feeling of misery and change. She is using dark words like vice, injustice and evil to create a mood of entrapment and saddness . The auther is tryin g to convey that elizibeth has changed from being inoccent and she now is less nieave and sees the real evil in the world. ]]> 2018-03-13 17:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/zqditb7jhvss/wish/241531652