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Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley
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Letters 1–4 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 11 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 12 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 14 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 15 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 16 Summary and Analysis
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Chapter 19 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 20 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 21 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 22 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 23 Summary and Analysis
Chapter 24 Summary and Analysis
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Themes: Isolation
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Themes: Guilt
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Victor Frankenstein
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Abandonment by Victor
Chapter 1
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 23
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Victor Frankenstein
Setting
Arctic
Authorship
Mary Shelley
Genre
Gothic
