Group Post 1 - 12/1

Today’s Blogger:
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Important Events:
(List the important events from each chapter of the reading you did for the letters and chapters 1-7. Talk about the significance of these events.)

Important Passages:
(List at least two important passages from the letters and chapters 1-7. Talk about the significance of these passages.)

Focus Questions:
(Discuss the questions below. Record your discussion/answer for at least three prompts/questions.)

1. Discuss the letters. Who writes them, to whom are they written, and why are they written? What is Walton’s goal in making this trip? What span of time do the letters cover? How do the letters set up a story-within-a-story?

2. Why does Walton what a friend? What sort of friend does he want? What does Walton think of his crew? What qualities was he looking for when he selected them?

3. Describe Victor’s childhood and his relationship with Elizabeth. Who is Henry Clerval? Why does he come to Ingolstadt? How does he help Victor?

4. Discuss Victor’s feelings toward Agrippa, M. Krempe, and M. Waldman. Why does Victor like science so much? Where does he spend most of his time while studying the human body?

5. Discuss Victor’s creation. How long did her work on it? How did he feel when he saw the creature’s eyes open? How did he spend the night?

6. How do Victor’s interests change after his illness? How does his happiness come crashing down? Discuss the contrast between the scene at the end of chapter 6 and the one at the beginning of chapter 7. Why does Victor think the monster is to blame?
7. Who is Justine Moritz? Discuss her relationship with the family and for what she is blamed. Why is she accused? Why does Victor not believe this is true?

Extra Time – Discussion Notes:
(Record any additional discussion. What did you find most interesting? Did you disagree about anything? Was something important realized? What literary terms did you discuss? What do you think about the characters and their actions? ETC…)