FRANKENSTEIN BY MARY SHELLEYChapter 1
Captain Waltson sees from his ship two sledges. He could see the driver of the firstsledge, a huge figure, much bigger than a man. The second sledge chased the firstsledge and was driving by a normal man. When night came, there was a storm. In themorning, the sailors saw that great pieces of ice were floating round the ship. On one of them there was a man and near him was a broken sledge. This man was Victor Frankenstein. Here is Victor Frankenstein’s story.
Chapters 2-3
He was born in Switzerland, in the town of Geneva. When he was a child he was veryhappy. With him, also his parents, lived Elizabeth and his brothers, Ernest and Williams.Also, Victor had a good friend named Henry Cleveral. Victor studied very hard atschool because he wanted to know the secrets of life. He read a lot of books and wantedto know how to make living things. During a wild storm he discovered the power of theelectricity.For seventeen years Victor was happy, but the first sad thing happened: his mother became very ill and died. Later, he was at the university and he realized that he couldlearn to be a very good scientist. Victor studied a lot to put life into dead things.Suddenly, he was sure that he knew the secret of life. With help of his professors, he built a laboratory.
Chapters 4-5
Victor made a man with some pieces of human bodies. The creature was two and half metres tall. Victor joined this creature to the wires from a machine and more wires joined the machine to the mast. He used the electricity to give life to the body when astorm was coming. Suddenly, a huge man began to move and came alive. At thismoment Victor was afraid. Later, Victor found his friend, Henry Cleveral, and was veryill.Victor received a letter of his father which said that his brother, William, was dead.William was murdered. Victor went to Geneva and discovered that the murderer had been his creature.
Chapters 6-7-8-9
The police arrested Justine, a young woman that was like a sister to Victor. The policethought that she was the murderer because they found a gold chain at Justine house that belonged to William. Victor knew the truth but he can’t tell it.Suddenly, Victor saw his strange creature and this huge man started telling his story.The monster had a lot of problems with other people. People was afraid him. He hid ina hut and learnt to speak with a poor family, until they discovered him and tried kill himwith a stick. The monster felt alone and unhappiness and decided to travel to Geneva tofind his creator. In his trip he had a bad experience when he tried to save a girl in a river,he received a bullet in the arm. Every day he hated more his creator. The monster killedWilliam and put the gold chain into one of Justine’s pockets.
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