LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC
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From animals
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From live people
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From science laboratories
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From dead people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Victor Frankenstein collected body parts for his monster through body snatching, a common, though gruesome, practice of the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -The monster is Victor Frankenstein’s creation, assembled from old body parts and strange chemicals, animated by a mysterious spark. He enters life eight feet tall and enormously strong but with the mind of a newborn.
Detailed explanation-3: -Victor explains: “I collected bones from charnel-houses [. . . .] The dissecting room and the slaughter-house furnished many of my materials” (54 – 55).
Detailed explanation-4: -The short answer to your question might be this: although Victor Frankenstein claimed to be creating his monster for the betterment of humankind, it’s more likely that he did so out of arrogance, or out of a desire to become like God.