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Interpreting Patterns In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein '
Setting → Victor goes to Mount Montanvert, where talks to the monster.
Colours → White or light from the mountains to represent dreams or knowledge again.
Plot → A flashback from Victor, who is narrating about his past to Walton about when encounters the monster for the first time after creating it.

Chapter 11:
Narration → The narration changes to the Monster telling his story to Victor in the mountains.
Setting → The monster talks about many cities and villages he is not welcome in, lives in forest / a hovel (nature again) and spies on family in cottage (winter-spring).=
Colours → Green from the forest may represent goodness.
Repeating Patterns / Motifs → The monster is not welcomed from any towns, villages, or cities- so he decides to
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Chapter 15:
Narration → The narration changes to the Monster telling his story to Victor in the mountains.
Symbolism → The Monster decides to read and learn how to speak better, this is mainly through three books, Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Goethe's Sorrows of Werter. This symbolizes his choice to be with humans and a part of them, even though he is neglected, he is making himself easier to talk to and maybe get a friend.
Repeating Patterns / Motifs→ The Monster tries to talk to the old man who is blind (Mr. De Lacey) and they become friends quickly, once the family comes they chase him off and leave the cottage in fear. This shows that just because the Monster is not good looking the family did not like him, Mary Shelley is trying to show that looks do not mean anything it is how good of a person you are.
Character Names → This shows that the three name meanings earlier; Felix, Agatha, Safie, which mean wisdom/ purity, goodness, and happiness, are actually the opposite and this is supposed to be irony.
Important Note → The Monster makes a biblical connection between himself and Adam, comparing their
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Chapter 17:
Narration → Victor now narrates, still talking to Robert Walton about his life leading up to when they met.
Setting → The story goes back to Montanvert.
Sensory Imagery → Not really sensory but Victor sees where the Monster is coming from and that’s why he agrees to make a female.
Repeating Patterns / Motifs → The monster demands a female monster or he will destroy Victor. Victor agrees- if follows through with the female monster he will live. note- if he creates something that is good he will live, if he creates nothing then the monster that is good will kill him, it is kind of contradicting
Symbolism → The female monster could represent both good / pure life, or bad / death everywhere around it, this depends on if Victor makes it or not.
Plot → Frankenstein is talking to Robert Walton about the choices he made and what happened to him during the course of his life.

Chapter 18
Narration → Victor now narrates, still talking to Robert Walton about his life leading up to when they met.
Setting → Victor leaves for London with Henry, passing through France, Germany, Holland/Netherlands, and then arriving in London in late

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