FREE ESSAY ON FRANKENSTEIN

FRANKENSTEIN

Robert Walton
the captain of a voyage to the North Pole
Margaret Saville
Walton's sister and confidante to whom he writes his letters
Victor Frankenstein 
a student of Ingolstadt who becomes obsessed with his studies and creates the monster
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor's father who dies of despair
Caroline (Beaufort) Frankenstein
Victor's kind-hearted mother who dies of scarlet fever when Victor is seventeen
Ernest Frankenstein
Victor's brother
William Frankenstein
Victor's youngest brother who is strangled to death by the monster
Justine Moritz
A close friend of the Frankensteins who is accused and executed for the murder of William
Frankenstein
Henry Clerval
Victor's closest friend and traveling companion who is strangled by the monster
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor's adopted sister who marries Victor and is killed by the monster on their wedding
night
M. Krempe
Victor's natural philosophy professor at the University of Ingolstadt
M. Waldman
A professor at the University of Ingolstadt whose chemistry lecture inspires Victor to
begin his creation
M. Kirwin
An old Irish magistrate who takes care of Victor while he is in prison
The Frankenstein Monster
Victor's creation who is deserted by Victor and rejected by society
M. DeLacey
a blind exile from France who plays the guitar
Felix DeLacey
M. DeLacey's hard-working son
Agatha DeLacey
M. DeLacey's loving daughter
Safie
Felix's Arabian fiancee who leaves Turkey and joins Felix 
Robert Walton and his crew are on an expedition to the North Pole when they come across
Victor Frankenstein near death. Walton restores Victor back to health and Victor explains
the circumstances which have brought him into the artic regions in this condition. When
Victor was a college student at The University of Ingolstadt, he became obsessed with the
natural sciences and vowed to be the first to create life. Victor collected body parts
from cadavers until he had gathered enough to form one gigantic body. He successfully
instilled life within this body and, in fear and disgust, he ran from the new being. The
being was left to survive on his own with no knowledge or guidance. He made several
attempts to befriend people. but everyone either ran from him in fear or attacked him.
The being became educated and learned of his origin. After continuous rejections and
hostility from society, the being decided to get revenge on his creator who gave him this
pitiful life. The being murdered Victor's brother and Victor's friend. The being promised
to stop murdering if Victor agreed to create a companion for the creature. Victor agrees
to do so, but after close consideration and deep contempt for his actions, he destroyed
the being that he promised to his creation. The being killed Victor's best friend and
wife in protest, and left Victor to wallow in his misery. Victor vowed to avenge his
friends' and wife's murders and he set out to find the monster. After an arduous journey
following the beast (which has brought him to Walton,) Victor dies. The being, unable to
bear his horrible crimes and his master's death, reveals his plans to commit suicide to
Walton and leaves. After learning of Victor's self-destruction, Walton decides to end his
voyage and he and his crew head south.