Name: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report
Uploaded: 2019-06-15T10:57:04.000Z
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This is a story about a man named Victor Frankenstein who is fascinated by science and attempts

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to resurrect a human that he manufactures with random human remains. Victor is successful

with bringing his creation to life, but the monster runs away.

Victor receives news that his brother, William, has been murdered and that a family friend,

Justine, is the primary suspect. Victor travels back home and encounters the monster, suspecting

that the monster killed William and not Justine. However, Justine is found guilty and hung.

Victor is saddened by the death of Justine and travels to the cold mountains to clear

his mind. There, Victor meets the monster, who claims he is lonely.

The monster explains to Victor that he lived in the wilderness for some time, observing

a nearby home where a blind, old man lived with his son, Felix, and daughter, Agatha.

Over time, the monster learned to speak and read from books and the people in the cottage.

After trying to make contact with the old man, the monster was attacked and the family

moved away. In anger, the monster burned down the empty cottage.

The monster then traveled to Geneva to confront Victor's family. On the journey, he encountered

a little girl, was shot, and killed a little boy.

The monster confesses that he wants Victor to make him a woman that is suitable for him.

At first, Victor refuses to create a female monster, but then reasons that he will do

it as long as the monster stays away from Europe. Victor returns home and prepares to

Victor is asked by his father if he is interested in marrying his cousin, Elizabeth. Victor

agrees, but first decides to travel to Scotland with his friend Clerval to work on creating

the female monster in isolation. After Clerval departs at Victor's request, Victor begins

assembling the female monster. However, as he is creating it, he decides to stop in fear

that the female monster might cause more problems. The monster is upset that Victor has backed

out of his promise and vows to kill everyone he loves.

As Victor returns home, he discovers that Clerval has been murdered by the monster and

Victor is thrown in prison for the crime.

Victor is eventually released and returns home to marry Elizabeth.

However, Elizabeth is killed by the monster and Victor vows to destroy the monster. Victor's

Victor employs a crew to sail north to destroy the monster. However, the trip is too much

In the end, after the monster sees that Victor is dead, the monster vows to destroy himself