Creation in

Frankenstein
English 10
Dr. Gannon

IN-CLASS WRITING
Write one well-structured paragraph, following all the
guidelines for analytical writing weve been learning,
answering the following question:
Why does Frankenstein destroy the female
monster? Make an argument about why he
changes his mind and decides not to use his
powers of scientific creation again.
To support your answer, close read evidence
from the paragraph on page 321 that begins, I
walked about the isle like a restless spectre,
separated from all it loved, and miserable in the
separation and ends, like a death-knell, they
appeared like a dream, yet distinct and oppressive as

DISCUSS:
FRANKENSTEIN & THE FEMALE MONSTER
Volume II, Chapters 8 & 9,
and Volume III, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
1) How does the novel portray CREATION in
Volume II, Chapters 8 & 9, and in Volume III,
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4?
2) What is the relationship between creator and
creature in the novel?
3) Why has Victors perspective on creation
changed by this point in the novel?

DISCUSS:
FILM VERSION VS. THE NOVEL
1) Watch the film version of the creation of a
female in the novel.
2) How does the film version of this creation
scene compare to
the scene of creating a female in the novel?