ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the scientist who gives life to the creature in the novel?
A
Igor
B
Victor
C
Henry
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life.

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: -Frankenstein uses the electricity from a lightning storm to give the monstrous creature life. Horrified by what he has created, Dr. Frankenstein flees from it and sets into a motion of series of tragic events for both his creation and those around him.

Detailed explanation-4: -The creature is often erroneously referred to as “Frankenstein", but in the novel the creature gives himself a name He calls himself, when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the “Adam of your labours".

Detailed explanation-5: -Victor succeeds in bringing his creation, an eight-foot man, to life in November of his second year. Excited and disgusted at “the monster” he had created, he runs from the apartment.

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