Chapter+21

= Chapter 21 =

// Locked up Abroad //
"I am not guilty, I am innocent" -Saddam Hussein

Contributors: Meisha McCray, Jake Montgomery

Victor lands in Ireland where he is falsely accused of murdering Clerval, but he is eventually exonerated after a long stay in prison and mostly circumstantial evidence. Meanwhile, his father visits him in prison and accompanies him on the way back to Geneva.

//"cup of life"// -Jesus, Last Supper explain - show the allusion
 * Allusions:**


 * Motifs/Symbols:**

Light/Darkness: When Victor sees his friend Clerval, he notices his dark eyes, //"languishing in death, the dark orbs nearly covered by the lids and the long lashes that fringed them" (Shelley 172).//

Dreams: Victor has many daydreams and nightmares where he finds himself being attacked by his monster. //"Towards morning I was possessed by a kind of nightmare; I felt the fiend's grasp in my neck and could not free myself from it" (Shelley 174).//


 * Themes:**

Isolation: Victor is in jail, away not only from his literal family, but also from his monster. He no longer has his closest friend, and the only person that displays any compassion towards him is Mr. Kirwin. //"I grew feverish; a darkness pressed around me; no one was near me who soothed me with the gentle voice of love; no dear hand supported me" (Shelley 168-169).//

Family responsibility: As a result of his indirect involvement in the murder of his friend, Victor takes it as his duty to protect his family and remaining friends from the wrath of his monster. Meanwhile, Victor takes no responsibility for ever taking care of his monster, who is essentially his son.


 * Character Development:**

Victor Frankenstein: Towards the beginning of the chapter, Victor encounters adversity and is put in jail due to a misunderstanding. While in jail Victor becomes sick and remains that way until he is released. At the end of the chapter, Victor is more determined than ever to find the monster he created and destroy it.


 * Significant Quotes and explanations:**

//"Have my murderous machinations deprived you also, my dearest Henry, of life? Two I have already destroyed; other victims await their destiny; but you, Clerval, my friend, my benefactor--" (Shelley 167).// Victor is extremely distraught over the discovery of his friend's death and the realization that Clerval was yet another victim of his creation, the monster.

//"It was necessary that I should return without delay to Geneva, there to watch over the lives of those I so fondly loved and to lie in wait for the murderer" (Shelley 173).// Victor understands the responsibility he has to protect his family from the monster's wrath, so he returns with his father back to his home in Geneva.


 * Art Gallery:**


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Shelley, Mary. //Frankenstein//. Reissue ed. New York, NY: Bantom Dell, 2003. Print. http://media.nowpublic.net/images//6d/2/6d2d65fa1c00e36f797e82e890520b89.jpg
 * Works Cited**