Exploring Atmosphere and Themes in Frankenstein Through Letters

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Frankenstein
 Letters
 
Essential Question
 
How do authors use setting and
point of view to create an
atmosphere that develops the
major themes in their work?
Atmosphere: Feeling or mood, usually created
through descriptive details and connotative language
Theme: Central idea or insight of a work of literature
 
 
This novel begins with four letters from
an explorer Robert Walton to his sister,
Margaret Saville
 Walton is a well-to-do Englishman
with a passion for seafaring
He is the captain of a ship headed on a
dangerous voyage to the North Pole
 
Letter 1 Summary
 
 
Walton’s childhood
Walton tells his sister of the preparations
leading up to his departure and his burning
desire to accomplish “some great purpose”—
discovering a northern passage to the
Pacific, revealing the source of the Earth’s
magnetism, or simply setting foot on
undiscovered territory.
 
Purpose of Letter 1
 
Letter 1 sets the scene for the
telling of the stranger’s narrative
Walton’s letters introduce an
important character—Robert
Walton himself
Walton and Victor have a lot in
common
 
Letters 2 ,3 and 4
 
Introduce the idea of loss, loneliness
and despair(a stranger rescued at sea
becomes Walton’s friend)
Introduce the idea of dauntless
ambition
Allusions to the works of Homer,
Shakespeare, Coleridge and Milton
illustrate Frankenstein’s aspirations
 
Letters 2 ,3 and 4
 
The danger of acquiring knowledge
“You seek for knowledge and wisdom,
as I once did; and I ardently hope that
the gratification of your wishes may not
be a serpent to sting you, as mine has
been.” (Stranger-Frankenstein)
 
Romanticism Characteristics
 
Nature elevates the state of the  human soul
Love for the exotic
Emotions over reason
Imagination
 
 
 
 
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Robert Walton
 
Victor Frankenstein
 
Through his journey to the
North Pole, Walton wants
to benefit humankind and
also achieve personal glory.
Walton passionate,
determined and sacrificing.
Walton is idealistic,
ambitious, courageous,
intelligent, and considerate
of others.
 
Victor Frankenstein was involved
in a search for knowledge but lost
everything because of it.
Victor has achieved knowledge
and wisdom.
Victor was passionate and is
losing hope now; he warns Walton
about his mistakes.
Victor is determined, intelligent,
passionate, gentle, sad, obsessed
 
Walton Vs. Victor Frankenstein
 
Gothic Lit. Genre
 
Developed in the 18
th
 century and was devoted to
tales of dark supernatural forces and horror
Name developed from the Medieval Gothic Cathedra
and the barbaric Germanic tribe, The Goths
 
Gothic Lit. Characteristics
 
Eerie setting such as graveyard, ruins, haunted churches,
and houses, etc
Multiple narratives
Monsters, demons, angels, and satan may appear as
characters
 
Gothic Lit Motifs
 
Blood
Demons, witches, and angels represent conflicting forces in the
human soul
Fallen hero turns to a monster or confront a monster who is his
double
Like Satan, the fallen hero violets the rules of the universe
Doppelganger represent a split or double personality
Dreams and visions symbolize hidden truths in the character’s
unconscious
Graveyards that symbolize confrontation between humans and
forces of the universe
Haunted houses symbolize a psychological character
Blood for life/death; innocence vs. guilt
Murder for innocence/guilt
 
 
 
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DISCUSS HOW THE SETTING CREATES THE
MOOD OF THIS NOVEL SO FAR
 
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The novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley unfolds through a series of letters that set the scene for a haunting narrative. The story begins with explorer Robert Walton writing to his sister about his ambitious voyage to the North Pole. Through letters, themes of loneliness, despair, and the danger of acquiring knowledge are introduced, reflecting the Romanticism characteristics of nature's influence on the human soul and the power of imagination over reason.


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  1. Frankenstein Letters

  2. Essential Question How do authors use setting and point of view to create an atmosphere that develops the major themes in their work? Atmosphere: Feeling or mood, usually created through descriptive details and connotative language Theme: Central idea or insight of a work of literature

  3. This novel begins with four letters from an explorer Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret Saville Walton is a well-to-do Englishman with a passion for seafaring He is the captain of a ship headed on a dangerous voyage to the North Pole

  4. Letter 1 Summary Walton s childhood Walton tells his sister of the preparations leading up to his departure and his burning desire to accomplish some great purpose discovering a northern passage to the Pacific, revealing the source of the Earth s magnetism, or simply setting foot on undiscovered territory.

  5. Purpose of Letter 1 Letter 1 sets the scene for the telling of the stranger s narrative Walton s letters introduce an important character Robert Walton himself Walton and Victor have a lot in common

  6. Letters 2 ,3 and 4 Introduce the idea of loss, loneliness and despair(a stranger rescued at sea becomes Walton s friend) Introduce the idea of dauntless ambition Allusions to the works of Homer, Shakespeare, Coleridge and Milton illustrate Frankenstein s aspirations

  7. Letters 2 ,3 and 4 The danger of acquiring knowledge You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been. (Stranger-Frankenstein)

  8. Romanticism Characteristics Nature elevates the state of the human soul Love for the exotic Emotions over reason Imagination

  9. Walton Vs. Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein Robert Walton Through his journey to the North Pole, Walton wants to benefit humankind and also achieve personal glory. Walton passionate, determined and sacrificing. Walton is idealistic, ambitious, courageous, intelligent, and considerate of others. Victor Frankenstein was involved in a search for knowledge but lost everything because of it. Victor has achieved knowledge and wisdom. Victor was passionate and is losing hope now; he warns Walton about his mistakes. Victor is determined, intelligent, passionate, gentle, sad, obsessed

  10. Gothic Lit. Genre Developed in the 18thcentury and was devoted to tales of dark supernatural forces and horror Name developed from the Medieval Gothic Cathedra and the barbaric Germanic tribe, The Goths

  11. Gothic Lit. Characteristics Eerie setting such as graveyard, ruins, haunted churches, and houses, etc Multiple narratives Monsters, demons, angels, and satan may appear as characters

  12. Gothic Lit Motifs Blood Demons, witches, and angels represent conflicting forces in the human soul Fallen hero turns to a monster or confront a monster who is his double Like Satan, the fallen hero violets the rules of the universe Doppelganger represent a split or double personality Dreams and visions symbolize hidden truths in the character s unconscious Graveyards that symbolize confrontation between humans and forces of the universe Haunted houses symbolize a psychological character Blood for life/death; innocence vs. guilt Murder for innocence/guilt

  13. DISCUSS HOW THE SETTING CREATES THE MOOD OF THIS NOVEL SO FAR

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