I have a few questions after reading Frankenstein and I don’t know where to ask them. So hoping some people can render light to these

  1. Why did no one ask Victor Frankenstein who the murderer was, when he told them that he knew who the real murderer was and it was not Justine? I understand why he didn’t want to tell them it was the monster he created but no one even asked him “Well who is it if it’s not Justine?”. They were just happy he knew and continued to feel bad for Justine.
  2. Victor advises Walton to stop his ambitious pursuit of knowledge and narrates his entire story as a warning to him. Why the does he encourage the sailors to go north when they say they don’t want to? He talks about honour and valour to them but continues to take lessons on how taking care of your loved ones is the best thing you can do. Is this to show that victor is self-serving or an oversight from the author?
  3. Why did Victor think the monster was coming to kill him on his wedding night? The monster told him that he’ll make him feel the same loneliness he feels. So it was obvious he was going to target his wife Elizabeth. Was this another way of telling Victor’s lack of empathy to the monster’s life or was it just a plot device for a 19th century plot twist?

Would be so glad if someone could answer these questions.

  • HelloDesdemona@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    1. This is an interesting question! It might be worth looking into the social mores of the period. It could be that such a direct question is frowned upon in polite society. This is all speculation by me, but it could also be showing how polite is callous and cold, and it is the kind of society that creates monsters like Victor did. They are all too preoccupied with decorum to get real justice.
    2. I think Victor is definitely “all talk”. He’s the time to spout wisdom, but the second that wisdom presents itself in reality, he freaks out. It’s like CEO’s who say things like, “We respect our works” while at the same time cutting jobs left and right while taking a massive bonus. This ties into number 3: Victor is incredibly self-centered. He is definitely of the type that thinks the world revolves around him, and everyone else is just a prop. It’s that narcissism that makes him contextualize literally everything around himself even if the logic doesn’t follow.

    Good questions! I love thinking about stuff like this, so thank you for asking!

    • Fred_sarah@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Thank you for answering. You gave a unique insight to question 1 which I didn’t see before.