What+I've+come+to+know+and+understand

**Maureen Leitner**


 * Mary Shelley shows that those who seek ultimate achievement and knowledge, come to forget human morals.
 * The knowledge that Victor and the creature obtain deeply affects who they are and who they become.
 * Society is the ultimate rejecter when it comes to abandonment. When they encounter the creature, society easily rejects and discriminates against what is unknown and different.
 * When Victor and the creature act only upon rage without using restraint they show qualities of the monstrous. Without forgiveness or restraint, they become uncontrollable beings.
 * In the character Walton, Mary Shelley shows that acceptance and communication are key components that create a human being as well as a hero in society.

**Brooke Peeler**
 * Through Victor’s actions, Mary Shelley demonstrates the importance of collaborative work and listening to other’s ideas and opinions.
 * Through the role of the creature, I have learned the importance of accepting the social pariah and not judge solely on appearance
 * Mary Shelley uses Victor and the creature to show that revenge is a monstrous action that is shown when forgiveness cannot be given
 * Through Victor’s narrative, Mary Shelley shows that communication and
 * Through Victor’s actions, Mary Shelley shows that when his experiment does not turn out as intended, he should try t fix it rather than running away.
 * Both Victor and the Creature show that revenge is a monstrous action that is shown when forgiveness cannot be given
 * Through Victor’s actions Mary Shelley shows the importance of accepting the truth, instead of trying to shut reality out of our lives

**Jacqueline Thomas**
 * Through a tale of vaulting ambition, Victor is overcome by his passionate pursuit to give life to an inanimate object.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">By serving as slaves to impulses with a lack of self-restraint, both Victor and the creature are defeated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Mary Shelley suggests that having courage to communicate promotes understanding and allows acceptance as shown with the brave Robert Walton.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to understand that reasoning and rationality are vital to //make the decision// to accept others.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Shelley suggests that by Walton transgressing the boundary of the creature’s appearance, he uses his communicative skills with a marginalized character. It is crucial to not judge others by their appearance, but learn to accept the “other”, even a person so hideous and radically different as the creature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to know the importance of understanding boundaries and to respect them. Walton is a key example of a humane character when he devises an easy solution while conversing with the creature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Shelley suggests that fire serves as both a dangerous and miraculous symbol of death and creation. With Shelley’s alternate title as //Modern Prometheus//, she relates the creature’s curious interactions with fire to this tale.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to know that although it is human to have feelings of revenge after being harmed or mistreated, it is essential to be forgiving of others to end the cycle of violence.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The presence of female traits and values such as empathy, love, and nurturing are essential to society. Shelley implies that one cannot always be assertive, rash, or even blind.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to understand the significance of compassion and love, for a creature isolated and abandoned by his creator, Victor, only resorts to destruction to cope with his mixed feelings. As a result, it is vital to love and nurture a child or creature at birth in order for them to feel accepted.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to know that narrow-minded and inhumane characters like Victor and the creature only lead to their downfalls because of their lack of reflectiveness. It is important that people analyze points of view to come to a conclusion to an ambiguous situation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Shelley suggests that the monstrous truly begins when advisement is not taken and rash decisions are made.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have come to know the difference between romanticism and classicism found in both character’s emotions and natural settings in literature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Shelley suggests the importance of having a balance of institution schooling and learning by experience to be wise and gain perspective.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Christie Huchro**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that science needs to be a work of collaboration and communication, not of isolation and secrecy.The creature was formed in seclusion, which leads to the wretchedness of his appearance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned about the danger of transgressing boundaries, as seen through Victor's struggles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to learn that the cycle of revenge is caused by an unequal balance of power and control,as seen through the unending pursuit between Victor and the creature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned about the importance of human reasoning and rationality, as seen through the actions of Walton.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned about how rejection and abandonment can affect the mental stability of a child, as seen through the creature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that the presence of a female or nurturing character is vital to the development of a child, as seen through the Creature.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Jane Mikus**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the example of Robert Walton, Mary Shelley suggests that forgiveness ends a cycle of violence. When evil amongst humans seems to never end the answer is to forgive and move on.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As the creature discovers fire and it causes him pain, new discoveries in life may prove to harm if the time is not taken to fully understand them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows through Victor that investing oneself in a goal without finding moderation and taking advice can cause destruction and monstrous effects in the end result.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Victor’s relationship with the creature is poisoned with miscommunication. Mary Shelley proves that communication is key in preventing misunderstandings, which lead to never-ending cycles of hatred.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As the creature suffers the most from being isolated, I have come to understand that a family or a source of emotional support is necessary to prevent breakdowns.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Charlotte Jeffery** > <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Allison Bornstein**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Throughout this novel, I have learned that love truly affects a human being. A child must be nurtured at birth in order to feel loved and accepted.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Judging the creature based on his appearance proved to have a great impact on his life. I have learned to not judge on appearance, but learn about the heart that is inside. Walton accepted the creature and came up with a simple solution to avoid looking at it, which could have caused him to reject the creature just life everyone else. This allowed him to have a conversation with the being, understand its true feelings, and somewhat accept the superhuman like no one else had.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley proved that ambition is a quality that drives many people to their own destruction. We need to sometimes step back from what we are doing and look at it with a different perspective. If Victor had looked at his creation before brining life to it he could have seen the possible dangers of this superhuman.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned from this text that many aspects in life are out of our control. The creature was not in control of his creation or his appearance, it was Victor, which means that it was not his fault that everyone scornfully rejected him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What I have taken away from this novel is that learning has no boundaries. Victor learned from a school, but the creature learned by imitation and his experiences in nature and around people. No one can say where learning takes place or when and where it ends because everyday we learn something new.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In the character of Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley shows the importance of listening to others, collaboration and taking into consideration the consequences of one’s actions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have developed a deeper understanding of the social injustice in society and its affect on both the innocent and the blamed (e.g. Justine).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Victor Frankenstein is a careless and imprudent scientist who fails to recognize the importance of systematic thinking that leads to organized conclusions. Mary Shelley suggests that in order to be successful, both organization and reasonability are necessary.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand the impact //each// person has in society. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the creature was not given a chance by anyone he ever met. Thus, if one person were to look past his gigantic stature, hideous appearance and countless differences, the creature’s anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge against humanity would vanish.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Stephanie Mellert**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand how to deal with the 'other'. This novel has taught me that communication is a huge part of our lives because it allows us to gain understanding and perspective therefore teaching us how to deal with difference
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that revenge is not a practical response for a crime done against us. //Frankenstein// shows the reader that revenge only creates a circle of violence and hatred.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I more deeply recognize that education shapes our lives for the future and sets us on a path towards our career.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that the acquisition of knowledge can be dangerous and detrimental to our lives.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to an understanding that social justice is the responsibility of all of humanity. //Frankenstein// has taught me that social justice is necessary to correct those who have been victims of crime and inequality.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Frankenstein// has taught me the value of family and friends throughout life because the novel shows the never ending help, compassion, trust, and love of Henry, Elizabeth, and Victor’s father. Mary Shelley uses Victor’s friends to contrast the beings lack of love and companionship which is one of the causes for the being’s rage, hatred, and anger.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tara Hammonds**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know the danger of pushing boundaries and going further than one should within research. (eg, Victor)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned about the importance of communication and the effects it can have on a person's emotions. (eg, the lack of communication between the creature and Victor, as well as its conversation with Robert Walton)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have realized the important role of a parent figure, and the many things that can go wrong with the lack of one. (eg, Victor's absence in his creature's life)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have gained a deeper respect for the "other," because through the reading I have been able to walk in the shoes of an outcast. (eg, the creature)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned about the secrecy of nature and its aspects that are not meant to discovered.(eg, the secret of life)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have realized the solace that nature can provide. (eg, to the creature)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to learn how different types of education can form such different character. (eg, the difference between the education of Victor and of the creature)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have recognized the power of society and the damage that can be done when society's valued are not ethical. (eg, to the creature)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sarah Drumm**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that as humans beings, we have an obligation to teach our children how to be ethical citizens. In taking the responsibility of creating a new species, Victor is also obligated to care for him. By casting the creature out into the unshielded world, the creature’s growth and education could have fostered violence and bewilderment in him, also affecting the greater society.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that “otherness” does not have to be rejected by society. Walton’s actions proved that it is possible to communicate with the “other,” even when it may seem difficult.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that having clear intentions before taking action is vital. Victor set out to create a new being, “experimenting” with dead body parts. The life of a human being is not something to be experimented.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Human treatment of the “other” is a clear indication of a person’s character. The ability to accept those who are indifferent represents a distinct ability to communicate effectively despite apparent discrepancies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned the difference between Classical and Romantic, specifically through Victor Frankenstein. Throughout the book, he undergoes a change of thinking which affects his actions greatly.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Marissa Licursi**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that Victor has a real lack of moral responsibility through leaving his new species alone. The creature faces isolation and depravity of nature and love. Victor leaves him to "fend for himself" in a society that rejects him. When the creature asks for a covenantal relationship with Victor, Victor, full of rage, attacks and calls him undeserving names such as "daemon" and "wretch". He runs away from his own creation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that one of the points Mary Shelley insists on is that there is a need for conversation and communication in a time of injustice. Revenge involves the need and desire for a person to, in a sense, “regain” their power prior to the incident of where their power was taken away. When someone is treating us in a way we do not want to be treated, we have a natural desire to retaliate and redeem that power to balance out the “equilibrium that has been disturbed”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to realize that when a child is not nurtured or unloved, that child can indulge in violence and create destruction. I also recognize that humans rely on compassion and desire to be loved. Without that compassion, they revert to
 * <span style="color: #030303; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have recognized that nature and the sublime can really affect someone’s (i.e. Victor’s) mood and emotions. Characters turn to nature for a sublime experience and feelings of awe and hope after feeling depressed and guilty.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I realize that knowledge can be dreadfully dangerous and sometimes when one is driven by real ambition. Ambition can lead to destruction because that person may not recognize the consequences of their ambition pursuit.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelly shows us how education shapes a person and gives them their characteristics, creating the pathway of their life. Learning has no boundaries

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Phoebe Cavise**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">//Frankenstein// has shown me that there are always two sides to every story. Even though the creature’s actions seemed to be so superficial, he actually had a lot of reasons as to why he killed and his emotions about his murders. Throughout the novel the reader was lead to believe that the monster didn't feel remorse, but he later revealed that he felt horrible about his actions.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I’ve also understood that a conversation is essential if you want to learn the other person’s side of the story. Victor simply assumed the creature’s emotions, and would not listen to the creature when he wanted to talk. Victor's extreme shunning of his creation caused tension and harsh feelings between the two that never went away.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Frankenstein // <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">has also taught me that while change and discoveries are good, it is not always wise to tamper with natural order, and if it is necessary to do so, to always think ahead. Imagining every outcome and consequence is important. Had Victor taken time to think of the possibilities of his experiment, he might have modified the creature to make him less dangerous, like making him smaller than an average human.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through Victor’s narrative I learned that isolation is harmful to the mind, and even though we don’t always realize it, friendships and family help us stay sane and happy. While in isolation, Victor's morals were skewed, but with his family he was noticeably happier.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The DeLacey family has shown me that it is possible for all types of people to live together in peace, and that acceptance is not that difficult if society looks past appearances. It was only when the DeLaceys chose to focus on appearances that they were no longer as welcoming.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Lexie Miller**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> After finishing the text //Frankenstein//, by Mary Shelley, I have recognized several things, including t <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">he significance of reasoning and the importance of forgiveness in the strained relationship between Victor and the creature. They never having a civilized conversation to work out their accumulated feelings. Instead, they turn to rage and revenge, continuing a cycle of violence that only resolves in the death of Victor. Forgiveness is difficult, however we are just as capable to forgive as we are to turn to revenge.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have recognized the danger of ambition and knowledge which can overcome morals because due to such a strong desire to achieve more.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Victors unawareness has shown me the affect of our actions on society are larger than we think. This is incorporated with the importance of reasoning and rationality.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Timing of things and how the awareness always comes too late is also demonstrated by Victor with his epiphanies and realizations arising too late to make a change.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Social justice is also a prominent theme in this text, with the notion of people being quick to judge the appearances and not take a moment to understand the traits and inner values of a person or a creature. The creature and Justine are two examples of social justice, who were mistreated; Justine, a poor girl accused for the murder of William and the creature abused due to his grotesque appearances.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The importance of nature and nurture is also important. The lack of nurturing due to a lack of a mother figure caused several characters to become lost.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**D'Nea Galbraith**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand more deeply how much our actions affect each other, as the creature was continuously ridiculed and isolated; everyone deserves a chance to be heard and prejudice causes deep anger in a person
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have realized how important the job of teaching is, as the creature learns by watching the De Laceys and turns to behaviors of anger when he observes those behaviors from other
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have seen how society really does make someone the way he/she is just as the discrimination of others reversed the creature’s benevolent intent
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Victor's experiment has helped me understand that every decision has a consequence, must be thought out properly, and a plan must be put in place in order to be ready for any potential outcome
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have realized the importance of love and acceptance in someone’s life and through the Creature, I have seen what can happen is it is not present

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Isabelle Jeffrey**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that in order to keep a society progressive we need to have ethnically diverse communities.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I recognize the need to treat the "others", who have the potential to be good or evil, with the upmost moral respect.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I recognize the need for revenge in order to reach forgiveness; as people we are wired to believe that forgiveness and revenge go hand in hand. It is important to understand that after anger and lack of control we can forgive.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that what we expect to happen isn’t always what does happen. Because of this we need to understand how to react to things that do not always go our way (e.g. Victor).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I recognize that social justice cannot always happen, but we as people need to understand that effects of injustice. We cannot remain obtuse, and pretend that the “others” will not become destroyers if they are not treated in the right way.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have recognized that to acknowledge someone or something is to give them a purpose in the world; with acknowledgment a balance of power is obtained in which revenge is irrelevant.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that a true monster is not ugly, or evil but oblivious to the evil they commit. Doing the right thing is unattainable if there is no sense of knowledge.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have recognized the need for a women figure in the lives of men; women provide a sense of boundaries that men are unwilling to recognize.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to recognize that the bounds of nature are set in place so that dangerous knowledge cannot be obtained by humanity.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Jane Gerstner**
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to recognize communication and social connection as colossal factors in determining a person's drive to either forgive or to seek revenge (e.g. the Creature, who is constantly rejected and denied communication, and is eventually compelled to act with vengeance)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand the importance of a parental figure and the effects of a lack thereof on the person who is deprived. In turn, I have also come to understand the different effects of a lack of nurturing on both women and men (e.g. Safie and Elizabeth vs. Victor and Creature)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know the psychological effects of rejection and social injustice
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand the value of awareness, of weighing consequences and reasoning (e.g. Victor, who fails to do so and pays for it)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to realize the danger of knowledge (e.g. Victor, Creature) and of overstepping boundaries (Victor)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to recognize how people are conditioned based on their environments and how this social conditioning can be defective/detrimental (e.g. William, who grew up in an aristocratic family and already possessed a conception of what was ugly and not ugly at such a young age, making him closed-minded like his older brother)
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to realize that a society can be functionally improved if social justice and acceptance are taught and promoted (similar to how the Creature absorbs the values of virtue and compassion from the DeLacey family)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Colleen O'Neill**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to recognized that cases of injustice are very prominent throughout society and those with strength and courage must fight against this to make a change.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The power of the choices we make is shown through Victor Frankenstein's creation. Although the desire to be successful can be overwhelming, I have learned that we must evaluate the circumstances and make rational decisions. In Victor's case, he allows his curiosity to corrupt his moral compass leading him to make an ethically wrong choice. Through this, I learn that our choices do not just affect the self, but directly affect those surrounding us. I have also learned that we cannot let our desires corrupt our moral values.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through society's treatment of the creature I recognized that our behavior toward others will directly effect thoughts and behavior of that person. This also displays the damaging effects of society on those with differences.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have also come to understand that fear of the other may be the source of injustice. Society as a whole shys away from change, particularly because they fear that the differences they see in others will somehow affect them in the future.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through Robert Walton, Mary Shelley displays the importance of listening to other people's points of view. We must consider all things when we make decisions as opposed to being narrow-minded. One of Victor's gretest faults was his inability accept the creature's situation and speech. I have come to know, through the actions of the creature, that although you may feel ignored or put down you should not result to violence. Persistant conversation may be the only way to resolve such a situation without feeling regret as we see with the creature at the end of the text.

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Things I have come to learn/know from Frankenstein
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> That the urban ledged is wrong and that Frankenstein is not a cobbled together monster but a regular human.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to appreciate the benefits of a multi-cultural accepting society over a uni-cultural one that does not accept (Delacys)
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Innovation is happening all the time, but the majority of humanity either doesn't realize is happening, or if they see it they merely turn a blind eye. And if they go against normal human behavior and recognizes the innovation they fail to try or desire to comprehend it.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How nature can be a retreat for those who don’t fit in the normalcy of society

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Jessica Newman**
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How people and objects are mainly judged based on appearance (ex. the creature is rejected by everyone because he is hideous)
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How nature can drastically effect the mood of a person (ex. Victor is calmed after William's death by heading up to the mountain tops and enjoying the serene view)
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The importance of a nurturing figure while growing up (ex. The creature was not loved - caused chaos and destruction)
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How easily social justice can be corrupted (ex. Justine is killed for a murder she did not commit)
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The importance of reasoning and rationality (ex. Victor did not reason through the proces of his creation - resulted in a monster)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Abby Smith**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Helen Ziminsky**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that education helps in shaping a person's knowledge, but not so much their personality. (e.g. Victor is smart and well-educated, but he is not very compassionate, kind, or morally direct)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I recognize that people can be cruel and judging of what they do not know, or what they consider to be "different" and "abnormal" (e.g. Felik's and William's reactions to the creature)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know how easy it can be to mess things up, yet how hard it is to correct the mess. (e.g. Victor creates the creature, and then spends the rest of his life haunted by the creature and chasing it down)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that we are judged based on our appearance, and it is human to judge based on appearance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows the destructive nature of being isolated through the way that Victor does not collaborate with other scientists before animating the creature. She suggests that in order to succeed a scientist must collaborate and exercise restraint.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the character of Robert Walton, Mary Shelley shows that the only way to fully understand a person is to talking to them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley emphasizes the importance of looking past the surface, and listening for the sake of others through the struggles of the creature.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After reading Mary Shelley’s //Frankenstein// and hearing the story of the creature, I have come to understand that humans are built for collaboration, and isolation can turn thoughts destructive.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley highlights the importance of considering possible repercussions of actions and their effect on others before making a decision through Victor Frankenstein and his mission to reanimate life.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Bianca Chiappelloni**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that nature is a solace for people because even though the world is always changing, nature is always good. No one can control nature, making people powerless against it. There are things one can do to protect themselves from bad weather, but in the end, nature has power over everyone. This is calming because it is something that people understand they cannot have revenge on, making it so that nature is a friend, not a threat
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that revenge stems from hurt caused by other people, and that no one (the creature) truly wants to make other people suffer, they are just blinded by the idea that they can have power over other people and hopefully make them understand the hurt they inflicted. (ex: Creature wants Victor to feel what it is like to be completely alone)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to learn that humanity will chose injustice over justice, without true proof of guilt, just because they have no proof of a person not being guilty. As long as there is a possible culprit, this seems to be enough to rule them guilty. (ex: Justine)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that scientific discovery and experiments require the understanding of responsibility, and the necessity for one to take this responsibility, even if the result is undesirable or unexpected. (ex: Victor did not take responsibility for Creature)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to realize that regret seems to come when it is too late to truly apologize. You don't realize what you have, until you have lost it. (ex: Creature wants to apologize to Victor after Victor's death)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sarah McDonald**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley demonstrates through Victor’s rash decision making and lack of a structured thought process the importance of reflecting on a situation to assess it before taking action.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned the importance of leaving nature alone through the Creature’s struggle of fitting in and his consequent actions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the development of the Creature, Mary Shelley reveals that the virtues demonstrated to impressionable people are vital to their development.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned the importance of conversation before action through Victor’s lack of collaboration in his decision making and the consequences of the lack of input he allows in his decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows the importance of listening to other instead of constantly listening solely to one’s own ambitions through Victor’s vaulting ambition and the consequences of his disinterest in what others advise him to do.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 24px;">**Christina Paolicelli**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">That the urban ledged is wrong and that Frankenstein is not a cobbled together monster, but a regular human.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to appreciate the benefits of a multi-cultural accepting society over a uni-cultural one that does not accept (Delacys)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Innovation is happening all the time, but the majority of humanity either doesn't realize is happening, or if they see it they merely turn a blind eye. And if they go against normal human behavior and recognizes the innovation they fail to try or desire to comprehend it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How nature can be a retreat for those who don’t fit in the normalcy of society

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Kendall Calcano**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley suggests that being overly emotional is monstrous and has dire consequences. Further, rational thought and analysis is what separates the monstrous from the human.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Shelley shows that monsters are not born monstrous, but they take on monstrous qualities when they are uncared for, unloved, abandoned or deprived of nurture.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that communication is the key to understanding and therefore dealing with predicaments. Shelley shows that silence is what creates separation, both physical and emotional, as well as misunderstandings.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Shelly proves through both Victor's science experiment and the creatures solidarity that nothing can be best done alone. I have come to learn that having someone to rely on and peer review (like checks and balances) always supports a more beneficial outcome.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As Victor's fear of the creature lead to abandonment and then abandonment lead to the creature becoming monstrous, Shelley displays that escaping fear is both impossible and only worsens a problem. Facing trouble and dealing with that which you are afraid of is truly what it means to be a hero.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Maggie Ellison **
 * I have come to learn how isolation and a lack of the advice of friends and family can affect a person's decisions and moral compass (i.e. Victor and the Creature)
 * I have come to understand the importance of a nurturing/motherly figure in a being's life (i.e. the Creature lacked this motherly figure and suffered as a result)
 * I have come to learn how nature can be an outlet or escape from the limitations and prejudices of society
 * I have come to understand how even a respected justice system can sometimes be very unjust (i.e. Justine's trial)
 * I have come to know the extreme dangers of pushing boundaries (transgressing nature) and knowing more than one should (i.e. Victor's obsession with animating an inanimate object)
 * I have come to understand that there are massive consequences/defects of a judgmental and prejudiced society

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sydney DeVoe**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the character Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelly shows that it is important to receive peer review from others to prevent rash actions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelly suggests that humans need healthy social interactions in order to be virtuous
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know the power of knowledge and it's cons through the creature's gradual recognition of his isolation the more he learned
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through Victor Frankenstein's stubbornness, Mary Shelly demonstrates that not listening to someone is inhumane, as demonstrated by the creature's hateful actions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The end of this novel suggests that without forgiveness in a relationship there is no closure, therefore, establishing permanent regret

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Margot McCloskey **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that society shuts out the creature because he resembles the "other," but in fact the creature shares many similar qualities to Victor Frankenstein including vaulting ambition, revenge, and compassion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows that communication and conversation are important in order to end the cycle of violence.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through both the creature and Victor's actions, I have come to understand that it is important to demonstrate self restraint in order to avoid rash and impulsive decisions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">From the outcome of Victor's experiment, I have come to understand that collaborating what a partner and seeking peer reviewer is essential for success.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the actions of Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley displays the danger of knowledge and how important it is to make safe and ethical choices.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Catherine Cunningham**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know that a hero takes responsibility and thinks of the safety of others before him or herself.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to know how women are stereotyped and ranked lower then men with little importance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that appearances affect the way one sees a person and affects the way they are treated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that you have to understand where you stand and know your limits and boundaries.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have learned that communication and conversation is a key skill to have.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Shannon Longworth**
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">Through Victor's view of his relationship with Elizabeth, Shelley shows that love is not always people's highest priority when it comes to reaching their ultimate goal of happiness. Victor exemplifies this by continuously saying that he loves her passionately, yet he does not take any action to back up his words.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">I have come to know that being cautious is safer, but many things would not have been achieved if risks were not taken.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> I have learned that the "other" does not necessarily label a being that is visibly ugly, but instead can refer to something different than the conformity of society.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">I have learned that different people's thoughts of vengeance are more extreme than others, therefore the effects that those thoughts have on them vary accordingly.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">I have thought about the difficult moral choice between something you love and the "right" thing.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Amanda Crowell **
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">By illustrating the terrible consequences of Victor's rashness, Mary Shelley shows that ambition is dangerous when not accompanied by rational thought and collaboration.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;"> By providing a narrative through the point of view of the innocent, newborn creature, Mary Shelley shows how appearances pollute society's views, viewing harmless creatures as terrible monsters.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;"> I have learned that humans need interaction, conversation, and collaboration to be successful. The creature lacks interaction and conversation; this isolation turns him into a monster. Meanwhile, Victor lacks collaboration and conversation, so he continues on his dangerous pursuit to transgress mortal boundaries.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;"> By showing how the creature becomes a monster because of how terribly he is treated, I have learned that seeing past differences is imperative in a collaborative and peaceful society.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;"> Mary Shelly shows that the cycle of violence ends with forgiveness, which requires communication and control of emotions.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;"> Victor's failed attempt to become a scientific hero shows that heroism is not only transgressing boundaries, but also realizing boundaries and understanding limits. A true hero considers the consequences of their actions over their own glory.
 * <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 105%;">The contrasting characters of Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton demonstrate that to have an institutional education is to have knowledge, while to be wise is to know the limits of knowledge.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Audrey Moukattaf **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the danger that has come from Victor's inability to assume responsibility for his creature, I have come to understand that our mistakes will always reappear if we do not accept them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As a result of the creature's abandonment, he pursues to inflict harm on Victor. Through this Mary Shelley shows that people who feel unloved, seek revenge on those who have hurt them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows that revenge leads no where. In the end, everyone will want forgiveness just as the creature pleaded for forgiveness once Victor died.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, I learned that communication is very important. Victor's life would not have been consumed by fear if he had spoken with the creature, because all the evil acts that the creature performed were due to being ignored by his creator.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, I have come to appreciate the outcasts of society. The creature is a social pariah, but through his narrative, I learned that he has many valuable things to say.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Shelby Holland**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Education by experience is just as valuable as education by schooling. Mary Shelley shows that there must be a balance between the two in a person’s life.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that the quality of being over ambitious is dangerous. Victor Frankenstein’s ambition overtakes the reasoning in his mind.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Human beings must communicate, in order to reach their full potential and make rational decisions. Victor never reached the potential of becoming an accomplished scientist and made irrational decisions because of his lack of communicating with others.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that isolation is not the right environment for a human being to live in. Isolation can cause detriment to one’s life, like its effects on Victor Frankenstein.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand the qualities of a human being involve many different aspects, including empathy and rationality, through characters like Robert Walton.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Regina Ferrara**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Through the creature’s narrative, Mary Shelly shows how society can poison an innocent mind.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I have come to understand that as humans, we tend to forget to work passed our feelings and rationalize our emotions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley shows how desire can be a powerful force through the characters’ need for companionship and love.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In Frankenstein, it is obvious that Victor never rationalized his idea to create life. It is this decision that ultimately leads his life on a path of destruction. Through Victor’s actions t Mary Shelley shows how decisions need to be made in collaboration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mary Shelley uses the creature’s isolation and abandonment to highlight the importance of acceptance.