Book report 2

Book report 2.

11308137 Hiromasa Sakakibara

Author:Marry Shelley. Title:Frankenstein Publisher:Oxford University Date of publication:1993 Number of pages:116


Plot Summary
The main character Victor Frankenstein is a well off boy born in Switzerland. He was loved by his family. He was kind and intelligent. One day he decided to go study science in Germany. He got interested in making dead human come alive again. He spent a lot of time and effort on it. Finally, he has reached his goal. But what he created was a giant powerful monster. He got scared and left Germany and tried to forget about the evil that he has created. Unfortunately, after he arrived at Switzerland he sees the monster again. The monster asks Victor to create another monster but Victor did not. The monster got really angry and killed Victor’s family and friends. Victor tries to stop and searches him but Victor passes away in a ship. The monster was nowhere to be seen.
Literary Terms

1. Setting: Europe
2. Point of view: The story is told by a first person.
3. Conflict: Victor versus the monster that he created.
4. Climax: It’s when the dead man became alive.
5. Symbols: The thunder storm symbolizes what will happen in Victor’s future.
6. Irony: It’s when the monster killed Victor’s friends and family.
7. Theme: If you think it’s wrong before you make an action, you shouldn’t do it.


Evaluation

If you like horror stories, you will enjoy this one. But this story is not so scared compared to other Japanese horrors like “Juon”, “The Ring”, “Chakushin ari”. You might be shocked and die if you see those movies in a theater.