Video SparkNotes: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein summary 

Viewers: 5% students who analyse symboles in the book and they actually like it 95% desperate students who didn't read shit and they have a book report this week

That scene in the book is truly heartbreaking where after a normal conversation with the old blind man, he hears the family returning and starts panicking, then desperately and tearfully begs the old blind man to not fear or reject him. It showed how the creature just wanted to be loved and accepted by the family he's been listening to for over a year.

The video doesn't mention how Victor's mother dies before he goes away to school, which is his motivation to bring the dead back to life

"So Victor has lost everybody." Ernest: Am I a joke to you?

It's just sad though how the creature is born and dies without even having a name, forgotten and loathed by all

Who else has an exam on this book tommorow?

Knowledge is knowing Frankenstein was the scientist. Wisdom is knowing Frankenstein was the monster.

I like the illustrations in this video very much!

Here are some fixed mistakes and more accurate details featured in the novel that were not on this video: -Walton writes a series of letters to his sister back home describing his journey and is the main chief narrator of the novel -Victor Frankenstein’s mother dies from scarlet fever, and she is the one who requests Victor and Elizabeth to be married -Victor finds out about his brother’s murder after his recovery, but he doesn’t find out until Justine’s false accusation until he gets home. It is also unclear if he actually witnessed her execution but was just driven by guilt from it -During the Monster’s time at the De Lacey’s cottage, he sees his own reflection in a pond and is horrified by his own ugly appearance -The Monster actually saved a young girl from drowning, not a woman, which resulted in him getting shot -Victor actually goes to England to require more research for building a female monster and his friend Henry Clerval goes with him for his safety -While Victor languishes after discovering Clerval was killed, his father comes to his rescue and goes home with him after being acquitted -Victor actually had one brother who was the sole survivor, but since he is mostly a pointless character, Victor just straight up abandoning him to pursue his creation; which explains why he wasn’t mentioned here -Right before he dies, Victor makes Walton promise to destroy the monster for him after his death, while Walton’s crew demanded him to leave the Arctic once the ice clears up -The book ends with Walton witnessing the Monster leave the ship and travel up northernmost until he disappears in the mist to die alone

Am i the only one that doesn’t have a book report on this and is just watching it for enjoyment Edit: Currently have a final about Frankenstein tomorrow

I read the book and I blame Victor for all this. The monster wouldnt be bad if he took care of him in the first place. I remember I felt so sorry for the monster when I read his story and that part when he gets shot when he did a good deed by saving the drowning girl... When he got rejected and feared by the DeLaceys even after the good things he did for them such as gathering wood for them (anonymous, but still). I hated it when Victor rejected and hated the monster, he was the "father"! He was the one who made him ugly, so why take it out on the monster? As for the monster...His actions were certainly horrible, but why be nice when the world has been cruel towards him?

I think I'm ready for the exam now... Thanks Sparknotes!

I couldn't help but notice that you never mentioned the mother, Caroline Frankenstein, getting the scarlet fever and dying

Well, that just saved me from reading 250 pages

I've read the book and this hits all the important points Good Job!

The creature didn't really kill William out of revenge, or at least it is unclear. He says that he grabbed William by the throat to silence him, and implies that the monster didn't realized his own strength. Ernest as a character goes unmentioned entirely, and the letters to Margaret Saville are disregarded as well. This is an okay general summary, but lacks a lot that should have been mentioned or clarified.

When you have a book report due Friday and you haven't read a single page so you desperate AF.

“Knowledge is knowing Frankenstein is not the monster. Wisdom is knowing that he is.”

I've read the book three times, and listened to an audio book twice. Each time, I discover something I've missed. I have an unnatural addiction to this novel.

he's not a monster, he's a creature :)

Since the 'monster' is never named, I call him Frank Jr.

A good, succinct summary. I think there's an error, though. According to the video, there's a time discrepancy regarding when William dies, between Victor's story and the creature's (5:29). However, in the book, Victor says that William died NOT the spring after he made the creature, but the following spring, roughly 18 months after he made the creature (end Chapter 6, beginning Chapter 7). Their stories do line up.

Poor creature, all he wants is someone to love him. I would be his friend! He might look scary but deep down he's just a sweet, cuddly(somewhat homicidal) bunny rabbit.

I think Victor Frankenstein was the one at fault. I don't think he created the monster for no reason, but I do think he should've taken responsibility for his creation, and should've tried to help it.

This saved me This video is 8 years long and it still helps people today I thank you dearly SparkNotes

Loved this book. It's about morality and choice; and how, since man can choose to be evil or good, we are essentially neither. Meaning, when someone says people are essentially good, because we can choose to be evil, then what they say is wrong, and no morality is essential to us, that is, not within our essences.

wow this video is like super old. I was 6 years young when this was made and now 12 years later I'm watching it because of an exam I have. Crazy.

This is such a fascinating story that can spark a lot of intelligent a provocative conversations about the themes and characters... And my English teacher just wanted us to study the vocabulary words... :(

Inconsistencies in the story? More like inconsistencies in this summary. The creature saw William at first and wanted to have him understand him because he thought that people of such young age couldn't hold prejudice like the other humans he encountered. It was when William said my father Frankenstein will kill you after being frightened that the creature strangled the little boy. Background information is ignored as well as Ernest's presence in the novel. Other small things like this are amiss in this summary and also, the stories match. Seriously, read the book.

The middle children are always forgotten... Poor Ernest

wish i could just give "the monster" a big ol hug!! hahaha but guys read the book its 10000000 times better than watching a short summary! its a brilliant book!

Everyone forgets about Earnest. Even the author and Victor forgot about him!

"I killed your little brother and framed your servant. Will you make me a mate?" "Sure" wHAT

depends on which edition of the book you might have read. In the 1818 edition, Elizabeth was his cousin, who was taken in by the Frankesteins and raised as one of their own. She was adopted in the 1831 ed.

You will be happy to know that I used your video as an educational lesson for my 6th grade grandson. He found the story of Frankenstein interesting because of the many "life's lessons" that it teaches. Thanks for posting this helpful video.

i love this channel and the website that follows it helps me understand the book more clearly

The monster looks quite trendy in this video, like he could be in Kasabian

This is really good! Thank you, now I understand the novel much better than before

props to the wonderful artwork shown to depict each scene

Y’all who didn’t read this book for your assignment, you should read it some time. There are some great lines delivered by the monster, and some insights that aren’t covered in summaries. That and it’s a cool book and takes like, a week, tops, to read

I would highly recommend this book! Try reading it sometime after the class is done

Deeper and Profound story with Richest Themes. Definitely one of my Favorites Stories.

One of the saddest book I've read. Really heartbreaking. I feel more sorry for the being, and not Victor. I imagine what could he become if Victor didn't abandon him. He only longs for someone to accept and loved him.

I just finished Frankenstein today and never really understood the 3 letters, now it makes sense. Thanks Sparknotes

Oh my gosh this book was amazing and terribly sad

Anyone who has to do an essay etc, what you do is watch minute book report’s 2 minute video on Frankenstein. Then watch this video twice. 0:00 Then watch the minute book report video 5 times without break, then you have whatever you needed to know in your memory but only have to use 20 mins of your time. This worked for me. You’re welcome

This is the 1st time I visited VideoSparkNotes. Most books featured on this VideoSparkNotes channel were assigned books I read in junior high & high school. It seems like ages ago & we didn't have VideoSparkNotes during my time to "aid" us. I had to read every single book & then write essays & engage in classroom discussion. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was 1 of my favorite books to read I cried at the end of the

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I never thought of the creature as evil. He wasn't given any of the fruits of his labors and instead was beaten time and time again. He came to terms with his wicked deeds and acknowledged them as such. Once Frankenstein had dashed his hope and vengeance was sworn though, he couldn't return to his old countenance. He had given himself an ambition and binding a resolve to that ambition pushed him onward. He fell down a pit of despair of which he couldn't escape and sought only to dwell on the emotions which he so ardently needed to distract him from his grief and "wretchedness" At least this are my two cents.

This is a good book I read it in 8 minutes, thanks sparknotes, now onto the essay.

Thanks for summerizing the whole book! You just saved me 3 hrs of my life, and a test with it tmr!

I loved this book, it totally wasn't what I expected!

I was thinking it would be great if theres audio sparks note and here it is!!!

All my life I was taught Frankenstein was a horror story, but now that I understand it, I now know that it's about judging people based on their appearance, accepting difference, and a quest of revenge

You do a good job with these videos man I think i'm going to subscribe

Your videos are awesome. Thank you Sparknotes.

Somthing doesn't add up in the original story victor frankenstein had two younger younger brothers William and Ernest while in this story only William is mentioned of course we know what happened to him but Ernest fate is unknown its possible he was sent and taken away where the monster wouldn't kill him and he was the last surviving member of the Frankenstein family

I don't know if anyone's commented this yet, but there is no difference in time between the creature's story and Victor's. Victor stays in Ingolstadt for another year with Henry Clerval after his recovery. They were studying the Oriental languages together, if you recall. The narration passes very briefly over this time, so the creator of this video may well have overlooked it, but you'll find its existence in the fifth paragraph from the end of Chapter 6. Good luck to everyone studying this book for a school assignment! :)

You sure have saved a lot of desperate and exhausted students. Thank you very much Sir.

"Don't leave, I was going to make espresso!"

Thank You So Much. This helps alot!

Wait... what about Ernest? Why did they leave him out of this whole thing?

Ik that this video was posted nine years ago but it really helped me to understand this book for school. Thanks! 👍

I'm subbing just cause you saved my life AND made the book more interesting for me

I love the illustrations wish you would make a short film.

god bless this channel

The most helpful video on RU-vid I’ve seen

Thank god for this channel I have an essay tomorrow on this.

Watching this a night before the exam. God bless me

I'm just gonna let you know they leave out some important background information... So don't rely on this, but watch it before you read the book it helps.

I’m thinking of being this monster for Halloween and thought I would find out more about the history. Very interesting!!

Sad story 🥺 Thanks for sharing. Very brief, easy to understand and good animation. I enjoy it.

who else has an exam on this book tommorow in 2019

Thank you for the nice video.. There's a small note, victor didn't lose everyone.. he still have a brother named Ernest which you completely forget to tell about him

i have a summative on this in half an hour, this video helped so much

Thank you so much! I found this extreamingly helpful!

That saved a lot of reading and research!! YAY!

The effort i put into my schoolwork has reached an all time low.

Dude you are the best. Thanks and keep up the great work.

There should really be more videos from this channel

Victor still has his brother Ernest, and there's also an inconsistency with the De Laceys; Felix fell in love with Safie and the Turk promised Felix that Safie would marry him. But the Turk went back on his promise since he didn't want his daughter to marry a Christian. These points aren't critical to the story, but it may help someone who's here for an essay or report. Other than that, you managed to hit a lot of the critical points. Great job! 7:43 He never said he was going to set himself on fire, just that he was going to go end his life because he didn't want to feel pain and anguish anymore.

There's no inconsistency; Frankenstein studied oriental culture at Ingolstadt with Henry Clerval after the Winter during which he was sick. He heard about William's death in the Winter after that.

Thank you very much for this, it helped me out a lot.

We have an Exam tomorrow about what from her real life inspired her to write the book so this really helped!

Moral of the story: Dont play God

I just read this book, and it is now one of my favourites. I’m looking for different people’s interpretations of the book (I’m always curious to hear other perspectives). Anyway I feel like the monster was basically a victim to his life, and I wish someone had given him some love and validation before the Murders happened

I am actually here because our teacher gave us four days to read this book but being in junior highschool and all the teachers giving hefty notes which you have to do didn't give me time to finish it at all. I have only read about half of it and tomorrow we are having a discussion on this book. I really wanted to finish it by reading since it is very interesting tale.I guess I will read it later.

The illustrations are really good.

Exam tomorrow, wish me luck

AP English report...ugh

That was so clear!I read the book but was a little confused. Well time to write my report!

This videos amazing, thank you. Really going to help me with my English assessment :)

Why is this summary way better than the book? I actually want to read it now.

I see Frankenstein's monster as a child here. He barely learned good and evil and is still grappling with the concepts of right and wrong while being shunned by everyone. But I also think he had an emotional journey growing up basically, realizing what he did was purely evil and says he'll destroy himself sparing someone else the misery of finding out about him.

wow this is great, subscribed! please make more videos!

to be honest with you im doing this in my class as GCSE course work and I didnt have a clue what this is about and this has definetely helped me keep it up sparknote it is people like you help get dumb students good results lol

I just finished reading the book and you left out the part where Victor has another, and more sickly, younger brother named Ernest. Strangely enough, it's like the author herself completely forgets about Ernest after Victor returns home with the ill news of Elizabeth's death and we never find out what happens to him afterwards. 🤔

I love how Ernest isn't even mentioned

the stories match! he stayed with henry and studied all summer, then went home the NEXT spring

omg thank you so much...this helped me understand a lot !!!!!!!!