Frankenstein Case

"Frankenstein" Chapter 6

1. Justine Moritz is the family's most trusted servant who has returned to the family after being forced to care for her estranged mother until her mother dies.

2. The task is painful because the sight of any chemical instrument worsens Victor's symptoms; even speaking to his professors torments him. Introducing Clerval to Ingolstadt's professors is pure torture, in that they unfailingly exclaim over Victor's scientific prowess.

* "M.Waldman inflicted torture when he praised, with kindness and warmth, the astonishing progress I had made in the sciences."

* "When I was otherwise restored to health, the sight of a chemical instrument would renew all the agony of my nervous symptoms."

3. M.Waldman meant to delight Victor by talking about his scientific achievements, though because he was unaware of Victor's occurrences, he instead "torments" Victor unintentionally.

4. Victor allows Henry to convince him to abandon science for the study of Oriental languages. These ¬along with the glorious melancholy of poetry ¬provide Frankenstein with a much-needed diversion. Victor and Henry take a walking tour through the country, uplifting their spirits with the beauties of nature.

* "The Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit languages engaged his attention, and I was induced to enter the same studies."

* "Their melancholy is soothing, and their joy elevating, to a degree I never experienced in studying the authors of any other country."

5. They embark on a two-week ramble through the countryside, and Victor reflects that Henry has the ability to call forth "the better feelings of his heart"; the two friends ardently love one another. Slowly, Victor returns to his old, carefree self. He takes great joy in the natural world, and is able to forget his former misery. The two are in high spirits upon their return to university.

* "We returned to our college on a Sunday afternoon; the peasants were dancing, and everyone we met appeared gay and happy. My own spirits were high, and I bounded along with feelings of unbridled joy and hilarity."