Generalize the creature’s state of mind and how he views humans while on his journey.
creature is obsessed with tormenting Victor and views humans as enemies
. Feels that he is guided spirits of his head friends and family. Feels that after death, he will be able to guide Walton to the creature.
What does the monster observe about mankind?
What does the monster observe about mankind?
That mankind can not see beyond the surface
. Even though he has do nothing wrong they outcast him.
How did the creature learn about humans in Frankenstein?
The books are Milton’s Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives, and the Sorrows of Werter. From these, he learned
much about how humans govern themselves
, respond to one another and relate through power, war, and beauty. He says, “As I read, however, I applied much personally to my own feelings and condition.
How does the creature demonstrate his fear of encountering humans?
Show how the creature demonstrates his fear of encountering humans. The creature usually hides like he does with the cottagers. He debates about how, when, and if to engage them. The creature has learned that people generally look upon
him with fear
and reject him due to his appearance.
How does the creature view himself in relation to society?
The Creature
longs to have a human life and sees that he can’t. He knows he will never be accepted or even tolerated by people
. This drives him to violence and retribution.
Is Frankenstein’s creature human?
The novel suggests that
the creature cannot be accepted as human
because he is a singular being, and therefore cannot be a part of a community. … His singularity makes it so that the creature cannot relate to humans. Without the ability to relate, he cannot be human.
Is the creature in Frankenstein evil?
The monster is Victor Frankenstein’s creation, assembled from old body parts and strange chemicals, animated by a mysterious spark. … While Victor feels unmitigated hatred for his creation, the monster shows that he
is not a purely evil being
.
Why does the monster see himself like the biblical Adam?
The creature sees himself as another Adam because, as he says,
he was “created apparently united by no link to any other being in existence
[…].” The creature recognizes that he was made in a unique way, as a unique being who has nothing in common with other men.
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.
Why does the creature seize the little boy he encounters?
Why did the creature seize the small boy, William Frankenstein?
He wanted to educate him to become a companion
. … At first Frankenstein refused, but as the creature continued his argument, Frankenstein felt compassion for him, and finally agreed to the creature’s request.
How does the creature compare himself to Adam?
The monster likens himself to Adam, the first human created in the Bible. He also
speaks of himself as a “fallen angel
,” much like Satan in Paradise Lost. In the Biblical story, Adam goes against God by eating an apple from the tree and even though He banishes Adam from Eden, He doesn’t speak harshly of Adam.
What does the creature think of himself?
How does the monster feel about his own appearance? He is surprised and pleased.
He cannot stop looking at himself. He is shocked by how ugly he is
.
What name does the creature choose for himself?
The creature is often erroneously referred to as “Frankenstein”, but in the
novel the creature has no name
. He does call himself, when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the “Adam of your labours”.
How does Mary Shelley portray the creature in the story?
The creature in Mary Shelly’s novel Frankenstein
Did Frankenstein have a heart?
Though she kept her independent spirit, life was mostly difficult. She died of brain cancer at 53.
She was buried with her husband’s cremated heart
.
