Sunday, April 19, 2015

Frankenstein chapters 7 and 8

Chapter 7

When Victor returns to his university, he realises that his father had recently sent him a letter. The letter informs Victor that his younger brother William has been murdered. Victor immediately goes back to Geneva in shock, feeling very sad. He arrives to Geneva at night, when the gates are closed so he walks around the woods until morning. He spies the monster when he goes to the spot where his brother's body was found and assumes that he is responsible for the murder. However, when the gates open and he goes to Geneva, h finds out that Justine is accused of the crime. A picture in Caroline was also found in Justine's pocket, last seen in the procession of William. Victor speaks out, saying that Justine is innocent, but the evidence against him seem overwhelming and goes beyond any possible reasonable doubt. Victor, however, refuses to further explain himself as he is scared that he will be labelled as mentally insane.


Chapter 8

Justine officially confesses to the crime. However, he then tells Victor and Elizabeth that she is only doing this as she has a bigger chance of not being executed if she pleads guilty but is actually innocent. Victor fully believes this and feels extremely guilty as he is convinced that he is actually indirectly responsible for the murder via the monster he has created. 

1 comment:

  1. Keep going with this: your chapter summaries seems a pretty good reflection of the events.

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