If Victor truly cared about his family and friends, like he claimed in chapter 1 of Volume III, then why would he give into his own vainness and throw away the only solution that would've saved him and his loved ones from the creature's wrath. Then, wouldn't Victor be the monster for knowingly putting his family in danger?

This reminds me of the popular movie " The Incredibles" where Buddy, a fan of Mr. Incredible had looked up to the hero and just wanted to be a part of his life (adventures) but when he was rejected by Mr. Incredible he made the hero his enemy and sworn to take revenge on him just like the creature takes revenge on Frankenstein because of his rejection from his master. Therefore, the theme of rejection turning into a desire of revenge is still prevelant to this day in popular culture.

The monster feeling a loss of purpose due to his "hideous" appearance relates to the concept of "Beauty and the Beast" because in "Beauty and the Beast" the beast feels lost in life because of his appearance and only feels fulfilled when he finds a companion who can look beyond his appearance which relates to the monster seeking companionship in people who can look beyond his appearance and accept him for who he is. Even to this day there are modern adaptations of the fairytale/ animated movie such as "Beastly" and the Disney live action version. To this day the feeling of not being loved because of one's outward appearance is still relevant.

"The Sorrows of Young Werter" is a 1774 novel that deals with the struggle of always having what we want in life leading us to destroying ourselves as people as Young Werter did in the book. This might be the reason why the monster had begun to question himself and his own identity as he too was not happy with life and was trying to understand what he wanted in life.

Sources Used: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-sorrows-of-young-werther-summary-analysis.html#:~:text=The%20message%20in%20The%20Sorrows,to%20find%20peace%20and%20happiness.

According to OED Dictionary, a eulogy is " a speech or writing in commendation of the character and services of a person." Here Frankenstein is trying to express that Krempe is only interested in commending himself or "singing" his own praises even others do not think he deserves the praise. People usually write eulogies for other people especially at funerals while Krempe is saying a "eulogy" for himself, although he is just praising himself. Frankenstein calls the self appraisal a eulogy to express how self centered Krempe is demonstrating his dislikeness towards him.

Sources Used: https://www-oed-com.york.ezproxy.cuny.edu/view/Entry/64986?redirectedFrom=eulogy#eid

According to OED Dictionary, Lassitude is "The condition of being weary whether in body or mind". This shows how the shock Frankenstein faces from seeing his own creation as "ugly" or not pleasing to look at makes him feel very worn out especially he has dedicated his studies and time to creating the creature.

Sources Used: https://www-oed-com.york.ezproxy.cuny.edu/view/Entry/105995?redirectedFrom=lassitude#eid

According to OED Dictionary, to traverse means "To pass, travel, or extend through or across." Here Frankenstein is traveling back and forth in his room after making his creation which he is now disappointed in. The pacing back and forth in his room shows how Frankenstein is not happy in his creation and is under tremendous amount of anxiety.

Source Used: https://www-oed-com.york.ezproxy.cuny.edu/view/Entry/205281?rskey=g65TZj&result=3&isAdvanced=false#eid

Luz expects the major to forgive her after cheating on him but if things were the other way around and he cheats on her (as he does) would she be able to forgive him? Also, if it is only a "boy and girl" love, why would she still marry him? Saying it is a "boy and girl" love implies that their relationship was never serious, however marriage is a serious commitment. If Luz is not serious about her relationship with the major why would she still expect the major to marry her?**

"The Story of an Hour" was written in the year 1894 where women (in America) were not allowed to work or provide for themselves and were only known as housewives. Chopin uses Loiuse's joy upon her husband's death to emphasize the lack of freedom women at the time felt but were never able to express. Chopin greatly emphasized the lack of freedom women had in marriages and in society at the time. She believed women were capable of achieving great things in life beyond being housewives. According to PBS.org, it states, "Kate was neither a feminist nor a suffragist, she said so. She was nonetheless a woman who took women extremely seriously. She never doubted women's ability to be strong. . . Her lack of interest in feminism and suffrage did not have to do with a lack of confidence in women nor did it have a lack to do with a lack of any desire for freedom." Although, Chopin was not a feminist, she was still able to understand bring forth the struggles of being a women and only having the expectation of raising a family be her priority. It was due to Chopin’s focus on women suffrage that she was able to have the reader empathize with Loiuse although she was frejoicing over the death of her husband. It is due to the way society is established that Louise felt vvompelled to feel happy as she was not happy in her marriage. Although, we do not know how Louise’s husband was to her, we do not that Louside felt trapped in her marriage as women were only expected to tay in the house, cook, clean and take of her husband/ family. Chopin knew that women are not meant to stay trapped in their houses but are meant to be given opportunities to work and explore the world just as men are. Hence, the line "she was drinking in a very elixer of life through that open window." It indicates that her husband's death she has found a new life implying women during this time were not in fact living despite being alive.

Source used:

https://www.pbs.org/katechopin/interviews.html#:~:text=Kate%20was%20neither%20a%20feminist,grandmother%2C%20grandmother%2C%20mother%20affiliation.

A theme that I found interesting in this story was the theme of women being happy over the death of their husbands. I find this theme prevalant in popular culture today as there are still films and shows where women were in unhappy marriages and it took the husbands dying for them to feel liberated and happy in their lives. I can think of one show called Ginny and Georgia where Georgia kills three men who were all abusive and two of which she was married to and one who her friend was married to. She killed all three men in order for her and her friend to be free from the abusive marriages. A movie that I can also think of is "Saat Khoon Maaf" or "Seven Sins Forgiven" the main character Jessica kills her husbands as they have drastic flaws that make her feel miserable and trapped in her marriages. When she decides her marriages are too unbearable, she decides to kill them. I find both of these works relatable to Chopin's story because although these are more drastic situations and the wife her did not kill her husband and there was no mention of him being abusive the theme is still constant in all three works. All three women felt miserable in their marriages because they were restricted to lives that were not happy with so they would rather have their husbands dead for them to feel free.

I apologize for not using an academic source for this annotation but these are sites I used to gain more clear information on the two works I mentioned since I did not personally watch them but have heard of them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Khoon_Maaf

https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/ginny-and-georgia-kill-who-murders/

According to Britannica, "Newburgh, city, Orange county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River (opposite Beacon), 58 miles (93 km) north of New York City." Here we know that the setting is in New York which gives us information/ context as to the interactions between Roberta and Twyla who are of different races. Compared to the South, New York has been a city that is more open to interracial mingling/ interaction. However, this also adds another layer of complexity to the story because even though Twyla and Roberta both live in a state where being friends with the opposite race is accepted, there is still tension between them throughout the story.

Throughout the poem Ralegh mocks the "shepherd" in Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". He mocks the shepherd's attempt to woo the woman he loves through offers of materialistic gifts. He implies that the "shepherd" does not have a true idea of what wins a nymph’s (woman’s) heart. However, Ralegh contradicts himself by stating superficial lines " But could youth last, and love still breed, Had joys no date nor age no need." Here Ralegh is implying that these materialistic pleasures may only please a woman if she is young for a person is only interested in materialistic pleasures when a woman is young. Then, in that sense Ralegh is no different from the shepherd. He too believes that materialistic pleasures can win over someone's love if they are young and naive or foolish enough to mistake greed for love.