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bubblegumpink
bubblegumpink
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High School - 10th Grade

How does Chapter 5 of Frankenstein show more about Victor's character?

all i can think of is that he is a coward as he runs away from his own creation and that he is obsessed.

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Posted by bubblegumpink on Thursday January 1, 2009 at 12:53 PM and tagged with chapter 5, characters, frankenstein, victor.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    In this chapter, Victor also shows complete disregard for the feelings of others. He isolates himself from his family in order to finish the creature. They are very concerned for him but he does not even bother to answer their letters. When he is finished with his project, he leaves the creature to fend for himself simply because he thinks his creation is "ugly". He has no sense of responsibility for his own actions and their consequences. His actions are the complete opposite of his best friend, Henry Clerval, who comes to Victor and then nurses him unselfishly through the delirium that follows Victor's creation of his monster.

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    http://www.enotes.com/frankenstein
    http://www.enotes.com/frankenstein/victor-frankenstein-3423
    http://www.enotes.com/frankenstein/volume-1-chapters-3-4-...

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Thursday January 1, 2009 at 1:03 PM