Frankenstein (1818)

In chapters 11-17 we get the creature’s story, his version of events from his birth to the present moment, in the cave with Frankenstein.  But what if things happened differently?  You are going to write an alternate narrative that explores this notion.   A Narrative is a story, like the creature tells, told in the first person – you will need to take on the persona of the Creature and write from his point of view. This is a STORY, creative, not a summary, not an argument. You will tell the story however you like — I’m not going to tell you how things might be different, YOU have to come up with that.  There are a few rules: Your story starts the moment The Creature is born, just like it does in the book.  William still dies – this is a fixed point, it must happen, although you can change HOW it happens. Victor and the Creature still end up in the cave together, where the Creature tells his story and makes a request, but the Creature may request whatever you’d like.  You MUST includes romantic themes in your text — individualism, innocence and experience, nature, etc. Remember you are being creative, not just saying “this is a romantic theme about nature because…”