Frankenstein?

Question

Imagine that Victor Frankenstein has decided to write a letter to Elizabeth or his father describes his thoughts about what he has done and how he ultimately is responsible for all the melancholy in the family.

Can you guys give me some idea of what to write.

Answer 1

Dearest Father,

How shall I begin? Do you recall the day I was brought forth into this world mewling and covered with my crimson coat of birth? Did you feel pride father when they said it was a boy? Did you feel a sense of having contributed to my creation? That if it weren't for you, I would not be there squirming and squalling in my rage and helplessness at being thrust out from my warm home of 9 months? Did you father?

If you did, try to feel that way again father as I tell you what I have done, try to understand that I who have been denied a son, that I too wanted to feel that sense pride, of creation!

And I succeeded father. I SUCCEEDED!!!

I know what you are thinking, that to play with worms, rats and mice in my lab is not creating a thing, but father, it has been a long time since you have been to see me. A very long time. I have progressed from the simple things in life, the things that crawl, scuttle and creep in the dirt. I have progressed to MAN!!!

I have brought life to a man I put together myself from the dregs of society, culled in pieces from midnight trips to the cemetery, to the butcher here known as the local doctor, to the hospital morgue... Through accident or design, (I shall never know if God was laughing at me), my man breathed his first with a bolt from the heavens. My creation father! My pride!

Alas, perhaps the mind cannot be reanimated without damage for my creation went mad, quite mad and was destroyed by the incensed villagers. And now they have sworn to run me out of my lab father, to destroy all that I have worked for... I cannot bear it!!!

What shame have I brought to the Frankenstein name father? Can you forgive me? Do you feel any pride for my achievement or only embarrassment? Do you rue they day of my birth - of my creation?

Show me the way father!!! Fly to me in your swiftest carriage and let none delay you for you son needs you and desparately!!!

Victor

Answer 2

The whole point of the exercise is for you to think about what Viktor Frankenstein was thinking. Did he really mean to created a monster? And having created the creature, did he view it as a monster? How much of the blame did he place on Igor? If Igor have not failed him, what would the creature have been like? Think, my boy, get those little, grey cells churning.

Answer 3

Just pretend to be Victor's conscience! Also, I’d say if he was wring to Elizabeth (rather that his father) he would be a little bit more ashamed - as a woman from this era may find his whole effort disgusting and horrific.