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Action List: 3.15.2011 #2

 

Harold and the purple crayon has always been one of my favorites due to Harold's distinct creativity

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (78-102)

     This section of the book his littered with the monsters thoughts. The first time we see the monsters inner self is at the beginning of chapter 9. The monster is at a lack of common sense in the beginning. We come to him in the woods and he is baffled by the moon. He is awe inspired really. Not to mention the fire that he came across while strolling in the woods. He noticed that the fire needed wood in order to keep a lit and he found this very interesting.. He burned his hand upon trying to grasp the hot charcoal. Pretty much, Frankenstein highlights just about every Romantic trait of the day. Celebration of the Ordinary, beauty of nature, the primitive, and the exotic all summed up into this one character. The creature came to a village where everyone but one family ran in fear. The family invited the creature to live at their farm. The creature slept in this lean-to like structure that leaned up against the house. Here is where the monster tries to understand and learn the customs of the humans, which he so desperately wishes to be.

     Shelley's representation of the monster Frankenstein is one of intelligence and wittiness,   

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (16-77)

     Victor Frankenstein begins to spill his life into the lap of Walton. He starts with his times in Geneva, the hometown of his family. His adopted sister, Elizabeth, was adopted with the intention of a set up wife for Victor. Frankenstein comes across his friend Henry Clerval and decides to go to school with him. This is where Victor Frankenstein learns the knowledge necessary to artificially create life. After a couple years of study and a few years of complete loneliness from the loss of his mother. He wished he could some day bring his mother back from the grave. He test with a body he acquires. The body came to life and Victor was horridly discgusted by it and was not happy with the outcome of his creature at all. He, in a torrent, stormed out of the lab. He came back hours later to find the creature missing. He was terrified and spent the night in the security of the court yard. A week later, Victor learns of a death that he feels guilty about because he thinks it could of been the monster.

     I like this Frankenstein much better than the Hollywood Frankenstein.

Wisdom at a Glance

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein

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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1-16)

     Frankenstein starts with a series of letters written by Robert Walton, the captain of a north pole bound vessel, to his sister back in england documenting the the dangerous expedition. Walton's vessel is stopped do to a sea of ice ahead of him. His ship is like a stranded island among all this ice. Walton is stuck for a few days and on one of those days a dog sledder comes up to the ship. The driver horribly weak, Walton takes care of him. The drivers name, Victor Frankenstein. Walton was lonely on his vessel and longed for a companion so he gladly nursed and helped Frankenstein return to health. Walton and Frankenstein become pals and Walton decided he would like to document Victor Frankenstein's life, and so the story goes.

     Shelley is an interesting writer and uses good use of her vocabulary skills to highlight the scene and paint a picture of the plot. Although I am curious to see how Shelley introduces the image of Frankenstein.

Oh when you find that tall striped man

Sorry, my spy instincts took over.