Frankenstein, Chapter 19 summary
Chapter 19 of 28 · Part 2 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 19, the narrator travels through England and Scotland with Clerval while gathering supplies and fearing that the monster threatens his loved ones. He leaves his friend at Perth and establishes an isolated island workshop, where making the monster’s companion brings increasing disgust, anxiety, and uncertain hope.
What happens
- In London, the narrator consults natural philosophers and gathers materials, while Clerval pursues learning and plans connected with India.
- They travel through Windsor, Oxford, Matlock, and the northern lakes, where beautiful surroundings offer the narrator only brief relief.
- Fear for his relatives and Clerval makes the narrator anxious about letters and watchful over his companion.
- After reaching Perth through Edinburgh, the narrator persuades Clerval to let him travel alone.
- He rents and repairs a hut on a remote Orkney island and begins working on the monster’s companion.
- His work advances, but disgust and fear interrupt his labor and darken his hopes of finishing.
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What to notice
The narrator contrasts his present awareness with the frenzy of his first experiment. Continuing the work now requires him to confront its horror.
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Why does the narrator choose a remote Orkney island?
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