Foreshadowing In Frankenstein

Yesterday, Tuesday October 20th, we strolled into room 717 and picked up a paper entitled “Before You Read: Frankenstein Chapters 17-21.” After the bell had rung, we pledged our allegiance to the flag and either watched or tried to continue talking over the sound of the morning show. Once the morning show had ended, Mrs. Way told us all to move into our assigned seats and we began class. We were instructed to read the two sections under “Background” on the paper that we had picked up as we walked into the room. The two paragraphs we read “The British Isles” and “Did You Know?” taught us about the setting of Frankenstein and the purpose of suspense and foreshadowing in literature. While reading this, Phil pointed out that there were many small

Victor says that he will not continue creating the she-devil and that the monster must leave. The wretch does leave but before doing so he tells Victor, “I shall be with you on your wedding night” Victor thinks this means that the monster will kill him on the night of his wedding. Victor leaves the island the next day in a small boat and disposes of the she-monster’s body in the ocean. He falls asleep in the boat and wakes up the next morning far away from the shore. When he makes landfall he is apprehended by citizens because there was a murder the previous night and a man on a small boat, much like Victor’s, was seen leaving the island. In chapter 21, Victor is taken into a court and then shown the body of the murdered man who turns out to be Henry Clerval. Victor’s reaction to seeing Henry is suspicious to the judge because he cries out and collapses. Victor is taken into a prison cell and falls ill for about two months. Shortly after he wakes up, the magistrate, Mr. Kirwin, tells him that his father has come to see him. Victor is found to be innocent because all of the evidence is circumstantial. After reading pages 156-161 in class the rest of chapter 20 and all of chapter 21 was assigned for homework. After we finished reading we went to the library for the rest of the period to either read or work on our persuasive