Frankenstein Retold in Pictures
Chapter 1: The Good Family
• “ My mothers tender caresses
and my father’s smile of
benevolent pleasure while
regarding me are my first
recollections”(19).
• Chapter 1 begins Victors tale.
He fears being judged harshly
by Walton and wants to make
known that he was brought up
by a wonderful family who
could do no wrong. He talks of
their travels throughout
Europe, and of how they came
to acquire his sister Elizabeth.
Lauren Leister
Ch. 2 The Beginning
The Frankensteins have settle in
Geneva where they plan to spend
the remainder of their lives. Victor
led the happiest childhood along
with Elizabeth under the care of
their loving parents. Victor is
entranced by the lightning that
strikes the tree and this is what
triggers his ambition of science.
“As I stood at the door, on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire
issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about
twenty yards from our house; and so soon as the dazzling
light vanished, the oak had disappeared, and nothing
remained but a blasted stump” (26).
Adam Heiselman
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Chapter three is filled with a
couple farewells. First
Elizabeth get sick so Victors
mother cares to her and
brings Elizabeth back to good
health but gets sick in the
process. She did not have the
same outcome as Elizabeth
and the flu killed her. Then
Victor decides it’s time to go
to college and explore his
interest in science biding
farewell to his family. At
college he meets many
professors who guide him in
the direction of who and
what to study to learn the
most modern information of
science.
• Chapter 3: Farewell
“ I will endeavor to resign myself
cheerfully to death and will
indulge a hope of meeting you in
another word. She died
calmly”(29).
We could not tear ourselves away
from each other nor persuade
ourselves to say the word
‘farewell’”(30).
Kerri Clement
Chapter 4 – Obsessed & Alone
Summary:
Victor becomes fascinated by the
creation and death of life. He
begins to use all of his time
studying and neglecting his
friends because he is becoming
obsessed of his goal to be a great
alchemist. He shuts himself away
in his apartment till he eventually
comes close to his goal of
creating a new life.
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“Winter, spring, and summer passed away during
my labours; but I did not watch the blossom or
the expanding leaves-sights which before always
yielded me supreme delight-so deeply was I
engrossed in my occupation.” (Pg. 40)
Chris Andreadis
Chapter 5: The Creation Comes to Life
After two years of nonstop working
towards creating life, Victor achieves his
goal. He immediately realizes the horror
of what he has created and runs from his
laboratory. Upon fleeing from his
apartment, Victor runs into his
childhood friend, Henry Clerval, who has
come to join him at the university.
Clerval immediately realizes how greatly
Victor’s health has declined to the point
of constant anxiousness and
hallucinations. Clerval’s care and the
beauties of nature are what comfort
Victor enough to return to physical
health.
“It was already one in the morning; the
rain pattered dismally against the
panes, and my candle was nearly burnt
out, when, by the glimmer of the halfextinguished light, I was the dull yellow
eye of the creature open…” (42).
Laura Kreider
Chapter 6: Maybe I do need a
vacation!
• “…Henry proposed a
pedestrian tour in the environs
of Ingolstadt, that I might bid a
personal farewell to the
country I had so long
inhabited”(54).
• After receiving a letter from
Elizabeth and the arrival of
Henry Clerval Victor begins to
feel much better and plans a
return trip to his home to see
his family. But before
returning Henry talks him into
going on a two week hike to
make him feel even better
Lauren Leister
Ch.7 Absolute Devastation
Victor is at college and is tragically
informed of his young and youthful
brother’s death in a letter from his
father. He returns home to his
native country and finds that
Justine Moritz is accused of the
murder of the youth. No one
believes that she is guilty, but the
evidence posed against her is very
strong.
“Justine Moritz! Poor, poor girl, is she the accused? But
it is wrongfully; everyone knows that; no one believes it,
surely, Ernest?” (62).
Adam Heiselman
Laura Kreider
Chapter 8:
Unproven Innocence
Victor expresses how guilty he feels
and the torture he experiences as he
watches the trial of innocent Justine.
The trial does not progress in Justine’s
favor because she had already given a
confession, but Elizabeth testifies to
Justine’s innocence and benevolent
character. Even after this attempt to
prove her innocence, Justine is
declared guilty and imprisoned before
her execution. Her last request is to
see Elizabeth ,who goes accompanied
by Victor, in order that she might
declare her innocence one last time.
“My cousin… it is decided as you may
have expected; all judges had rather
that ten innocent should suffer than
that one guilty should escape” (68).
Chapter 9: Unsure of the Next Move
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“The immense mountains and precipices that
overhung me on every side, the sound of the
river raging among the rocks and the dashing
of the waterfalls around spoke of a power
mighty as Omnipotence—and I had ceased to
fear or to bend before any being less
almighty than that which had created and
ruled the elements, here displayed in their
most terrific guise”(76).
Deeply feeling the loss of Justine Victor
Withdraws form his family and becomes
slightly suicidal. His father, Alphonse,
becomes increasingly worried about Victor
and moves the family to their home in
Belrive. Upon arriving Victor removes
himself form the family take some time to
think in the beautiful majestic scenery that
surrounds him
Lauren Leister
Chapter 10 – The Monster Here?
Summary:
Victor is still feeling somewhat
melancholy about being
responsible for the murders so he
decided to take a trip to the top
of Mount Montanvert. When he
arrives at the top the scenery and
majestic mountains cause him to
feel better. However, when he
turns around he see’s his monster
racing towards and a great fear
develops inside Victor. The
monster does not hurt his creator
rather asks him to come and
listen to his experiences.
• “My heart, which was before
sorrowful, now swelled with
something like joy…” (Pg. 80)
Chris Andreadis
Chapter 11: Newborn Sensations
This chapter includes the
monster’s story beginning with
the first time he opens his
eyes. Similar to an infant, he
slowly develops his senses and
makes many discoveries of
nature, especially fire. He
creates his hovel next to a
homely cottage where he
observes a family living in
poverty, hard work, and
sadness, the De Lacy family.
“A strange multiplicity of sensations seized
me, and I saw, felt, heard, and smelt at the
same time; and it was, indeed, a long time
before I learned to distinguish between the
operations of my various senses” (84).
Laura Kreider
•Now that the monster has watched
the De Lacey Family for a little he starts
picking up on things about them; one
thing being their poverty. Therefore, he
decides to try and help them by doing
certain tasks like chop firewood in the
middle of the night and leave it for
them. The monster also learns the
names of the family and starts learning
sounds and words. Winter was finally
vanishing and the sun of summer
emerging.
• Chapter 12: Lending a hand
“ And during the night I often took
his tools , the use of which I
quickly discovered, and brought
home firing sufficient for the
consumption of several days”
(92).
Kerri Clement
Chapter 13: The Unexpected Surprise
One spring day, as the monster is
observing the family, a knock on
their door changes his life. Safie,
a Turkish girl who was promised
to be wed to Felix does not speak
French but since she plans to stay
with the De Lacy family, they start
to teach her the language. Since
the monster has a clear view of
their living space, he secretly
“The days now passed as peaceably as takes lessons along with Safie. He
before, with the sole alteration that
attempts to speak the words that
joy had taken place of sadness in the
they teach and listens as Felix
countenances of my friends” (99).
reads from many educational
books.
Laura Kreider
History of De Lacey Family
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chap 14
The monster is still explaining his experience, he told Victor about the De Lacey
family. He was able to receive information because he was listening to the story
the old man was telling the family. The De Lacey family knew Safie and her father
when they were all living in Paris. Safie father was accused of a crime and was
sentenced to death, but the De Lacey family tried and help Safie’s father out. The
De Lacey family figured out a plan to help Safie’s father escape prison and it
worked. After everything was over the De Lacey family were caught, stripped
their wealth and exile from France.
“… his deliverer was thus reduced to poverty and ruin, became a traitor to good
feeling…”
Katelyn Medina
Ch. 15 The Approach
The monster decides to try and
reveal himself to the De Lacy
family in hopes that they will
accept him. He tries approaching
the father because he is blind and
cannot judge him on how he
looks. To his surprise the rest of
the family comes home
unexpectedly and the monster is
not welcome. Felix beats the
monster with a stick and he flees
the scene with great
disappointment.
‘… I quitted the cottage, and in the general
tumult escaped unperceived to my hovel”
(115).
Adam Heiselman
Ch. 16 First, but Not the Last
The monster flees the scene and
ends up in Geneva. He ends up
saving a little girl from drowning
and is rewarded by being shot. In
his rage he grabs William and finds
out that he is Victor’s younger
brother. In his frustration of being
shot and being abandoned he
strangles William and leaves him to
be found.
“… I grasped his throat to silence him,
and in a moment he lay dead at my feet”
(122).
Adam Heiselman
• The monster has asked Victor
to create another like him so
he doesn’t have to be lonely
anymore. Victor right away
says no because of the wrongs
the monster has already done.
The monster promises to leave
mankind alone and venture to
the wilds of South America.
Victor still has a hard time
agreeing to do such a thing
again but finally agrees to. The
monster goes saying he will
follow Victor Where ever he
may go.
• Chapter 17: A favor
“Oh! My creator, make me happy; let me feel
gratitude towards you for one benefit! Let me
see that I excite the sympathy of some existing
thing; do not deny me my request!”(125).
Kerri Clement
• Victor has returned to Geneva
where he is overcome with a
state of melancholy. He laid in a
little boat all day just watching
the clouds and listening to
nature. Then his dad approaches
him about marrying Elizabeth and
Victor wants to but he needs to
take care of the monster first. In
order to do so he must go on a
journey to England to gather new
equipment and knowledge in
order to complete the task. He
uses getting married as an excuse
to go explore and get out of the
state he is in. He and Henry set
out with a destination to London
and making many stops on the
way.
• Chapter 18: Journey
“ I remembered also the necessity imposed
upon me of either journeying to
England …”(131).
“ I expressed a wish to visit England”(131).
Kerri Clement
England Trip chap 19
• Victor and his best friend Henry take a trip to England to visit. They
travel all around through England and Scotland site seeing. Victor wants
to leave Henry with an acquaintance because Victor grew impatience.
Victor wants to start creating this female monster as soon as possible.
Eventually, Victor drops Henry over in Perth, Scotland and he takes off.
Henry is really sad that he isn’t going to be accompanied by Victor. Victor
goes far away to a little shack, this is where he the laboratory is. Victor
devotes many hours to creating this monster. “… I devoted the morning
to labor, but in the evening , when the weather permitted, I walked on
the stony beach…”
Katelyn Medina
Chapter 20
Never Again
While working on a second monster Victor
begins to doubt his first creation. What if she
didn’t stay away? What if they bred and created
more monsters? After looking up and seeing
the monster grin at him from the outside Victor
destroys what he made of the second.
“I almost felt,” he says, “as if I had mangled the living flesh of
a human being.” pg 153
Eldar Nalic
Chapter 21-Justice reigns
supreme
• “I entered the room where the corpse
lay and was led up to the coffin. How
can I describe my sensations on
beholding it? I feel yet parched with
horror, nor can I reflect on that terrible
moment without shuddering and agony.
The examination, the presence of the
magistrate and witnesses, passed like a
dream from my memory when I saw the
lifeless form of Henry Clerval stretched
before me” Chapter 21 pg. 155.
Zan Brown
Ch. 21 summary
This chapter picks up where the last one left off, and that would
be at the murder scene. All the townspeople of Ireland expect Victor
to be the perpetrator of this crime, but Victor has no idea how it
happened at all. They proceed to take him to the town magistrate,
who puts him through a trial. During the trial, they ask him if he
recognizes the murdered man, and as soon as he sees him he
recognizes right away that it is Henry Clerval who had been murdered.
The sight of this sickens Victor to the point that he can’t even function,
and falls very ill. When he awakes, he is in jail, but the magistrate
named Mr. Kirwin comes to visit him, he’s much more sympathetic
than he previously was. He also brings with him a visitor who happens
to be Victor’s father Alphonse. After the visit from his father, the case
against him is dismissed because of lack of indisputable evidence and
he is free to go.
Zan Brown
• Victor and his father are
making their way back to
Geneva and just landed in
Paris. Victor receives a letter
from Elizabeth who expresses
her love to him, and who
wants to know his true
feelings. She would love to
marry Victor but she wants it
to be out of Victors free will
and love for her not just
because it’s what their family
wants. Victor writes back and
confesses his love to her, and
then goes on to write about
how he has a horrid tale for
her but it has to wait until
after their wedding.
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Chapter 22: True Feelings & Secrets
“I confess to you, my friend, that I love you and
that in my airy dreams of futurity you have
been my constant friend and companion”
(166).
“I will confide this tale of misery and terror to you
the day after the out marriage shall take
place”(167).
Kerri Clement
After Victor and Elizabeth are married they
go in a boat to go to Evian where they would
stay for the evening. Once arriving they
spent time together walking on the shore
enjoying the scenery. Then night came and
Victor’s fears were shown in in face and
actions. Elizabeth left him alone and
descended into another room while he
inspected the area for the monster. Then
she screamed and Victor knew it was the
monster. He retreated to the room in which
she had went and found her lifeless,
strangled by the monster. They searched
and searched for him but no trace was
found. Afterwards he returned back to his
father who was in poor health and later died
in his arms.
• Chapter 23: Sailing away to their
last breathes
“ She was there, lifeless and
inanimate, thrown across the
bed, her head hanging down
and her pale and distorted
features half covered by her
hair”(173).
“He was unable to rise from his bed,
and in a few days he died in my
arms”(175).
Kerri Clement
Ch. 24 Consummation
“I entered the cabin where lay the remains of
my ill-fated and admirable friend” (194).
Tragically, Victor dies on Walton’s
ship because of exhaustion and
natural causes. The monster
boards the ship and finds Victor
dead and feels absolutely
ashamed. He feels as if he has
ruined his own life as well as
Victor’s. The monster tells Walton
that he has no need to pursue him
because he is going to burn
himself on a funeral pile as far
north as possible.
Adam Heiselman