ENG 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: False Confession, Omen, Singular Point Of A Curve
19 Oct 2017
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His pride has driven him along: epistle from elizabeth, fills in gaps of victor"s knowledge. Introduces justine morentz: referred to as a grateful little creature, romantic nature is depicted in rather vivid terms throughout the novel. Letter about death of william sets up a meeting. The closer he gets to home to slower he goes. He becomes a man of inaction: victor refers to the creature as a filthy demon, parallel to the creature comparing himself to satan. Justine = justice: victor does not reveal his suspicions that william was killed by his creature, elizabeth comes to defend justine, elizabeth is a loyal and gentle creature, why include trial, blind justice. Justine confesses because she fears excommunication: how do we judge characters in a novel, actions, motivations, their integrity, what is your sense of victor"s character at this point, he thinks pretty highly of himself. Wants his actions to seems altruistic: victor is selfish.
