Why did the DeLacy family (the cottagers) leave their home? They found out about the creature living next to them and became afraid. …
He was wrong to abandon the creature and realizes he should have tried to give him happiness
.
What happened to the DeLacey family in Frankenstein?
Felix successfully coordinated her father's escape from prison, but when the plot was discovered, Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey
were exiled from France and stripped of their wealth
. They then moved into the cottage in Germany upon which the monster has stumbled.
Why did the De Lacey family abandon their cottage?
The De Lacey family, the cottagers, wanted to help the Turkish man in France out, but
they got caught
. The father and Agatha were sent to jail and then were forced to leave France and move to the cottage in Germany. … Safie refused to live in Turkey with her father.
What does the monster leave for the family and why?
Desiring to keep his cottagers happy, the monster
becomes an aid to the family by secretly hauling wood to the cottage and performing repairs
, all under the cover of darkness.
Why is the DeLacey family sad?
The monster learns that this is the leader of the family, a blind man named DeLacey. … The monster shares that the new addition to the family is Felix's love, Safie. He
learns that Safie and Felix were separated after Safie's father “became obnoxious to the government
”, which led to the family's sadness (Shelley, 92).
Why are Felix Agatha and De Lacey so poor?
Why are Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey so poor?
They were born poor
. Safie's father stripped them of their fortune. The French court took their fortune and exiled them from France for helping Safie's father escape from prison.
How did Safie's father ruin the family?
Safie's father offered Felix De Lacey Safie's
hand in marriage
, in order to help him escape prison. … But he does help Safie's father escape, for which he himself is thrown in jail. At this point, Safie's father betrays the De Laceys by returning to Turkey with Safie and leaving the family in jail.
What happens after the creature reveals himself to the delacey family?
What happens when the monster reveals himself to De Lacey?
They are horrified and run him out of the cottage.
… Everyone he meets treats him like a monster.
How did the delacey family lose their money?
The discovery of the plot by the French authorities causes the ruin of the De Lacey family, as the government confiscates the De Lacey's wealth for
their aid in the escape of Safie's father
. Safie also must endure her own trials to find her benefactors in a foreign country.
Why does the monster see himself like the biblical Adam?
C. Adam was created to do good, whereas the monster was created to do evil. The creature sees himself as another Adam
because he was created apparently united by no link to any other being in existence
.
Why does Frankenstein's monster hate fire?
Frankenstein's creature hates fire
because of fire's duplicitous nature
. Seeking relief from the cold, the creature comes across a fire and is attracted to it by its appearance and warmth. Not knowing any better, he touches the fire and burns his hand.
What does the creature do after the DeLacey family?
When the DeLacey family moves away, the monster reacts first with despair, then with rage. His immediate reaction is to return to his “
hovel
” in “a state of utter and stupid despair.” It is at this point that he first experiences “feelings of revenge and hatred,” which he at first…
How does Felix react when he sees the creature?
How does Felix react when he sees the creature?
Felix beats the creature with a stick
.
Who does Felix love and wish to marry?
Instead,
Safie's
desire to marry Felix comes from her dislike of her father's religion and her love for Felix. Instead of embracing the Muslim religion (her father's), Safie embraces Christianity (a religion introduced to her by her mother).
How did the Cottagers end up now?
How did the cottagers end up in their unfortunate state?
They were once well respected and well off in Paris
. Felix visits a falsely accused Turk and falls in love with his daughter, Safie.
What does the monster help Felix and Agatha?
What does the monster do to help Felix and Agatha?
He tells them his story. He becomes their bodyguard.
