What did the creature discover about the old man?
The old man is blind
.
What does the creature realize about the old man in Frankenstein?
As he peers through the cottage, he observes “an old man, leaning with his head on his hands in a disconsolate attitude” (Shelley, 80). The monster learns that this is
the leader of the family, a blind man
named DeLacey.
What happens when the monster introduces himself to the old man?
What happens when the creature introduces himself to the cottagers? When the creature introduces himself to the cottagers
Agatha faints, Safie runs away from the scene, and Felix beats the creature with a stick
. … The creature decides to make contact with the old man when the rest of the family is not there.
What does the creature learn to do and how does he learn this?
What does the creature learn to do, and how does he learn this?
He learns to speak, and then to read, by observing and listening to the cottagers
. He found a portmanteau that had several books in it, and he read them. He then read the letters that were in the pocket of the coat he had taken from Victor Frankenstein.
What does the creature learn about humans from his first encounters with them?
Generalize what the creature leans about humans from his first encounters with them. The creature
learns that he is not wanted or liked by humans
. He realizes that humans are only tolerant of people similar to themselves. He also experiences the cruelty of man.
How does the old man react to the Creature?
How does the old man react to the creature? –
He’s blind so he does not judge the creature, so he doesn’t judge the creature on his looks
. He treats the creature with friendliness.
Why did the Creature think the Cottagers were unhappy?
Why did the creature think the cottagers were unhappy?
He realizes that their despair results from their poverty, to
which he has been contributing by surreptitiously stealing their food.
What does the creature realize about the condition of the family?
The creature learns about
families and their love for one another
. He longs for companionship and feels wretched. How did the DeLacey family come to be living in the cottage?
How does the creature feel about the sorrows of werter?
How does the creature feel about the Sorrows of Werter? … According to the creature, how is he similar to and dissimilar from Adam?
He was alone at first and wanted his creator to make him a woman. He disappointed his creator, no link to any other being, lonely, unhappy
.
What did the creature do to this person?
What did the creature do to this person?
He strangled the boy
. How did the creature feel after his deed? He was delighted that he was able to create despair for his creator.
What did the creature do to help the villagers he watched?
What does the creature learn to do, and how does he learn this?
He learns to speak, and then to read, by observing and listening to the cottagers
. … He then read the letters that were in the pocket of the coat he had taken from Victor Frankenstein.
What does the creature learn about humans from this story?
What does he learn about human relationships, and how does this make him feel? The monster
learns about families and their love for one another
. He longs for companionship and feels wretched.
How does the creature learn human history?
He also learns to read, and, since Felix uses Constantin-François de Volney’s Ruins of Empires to instruct Safie, he learns a bit of world history in the process. Now able to speak and understand the language perfectly, the monster learns about human society
by listening to the cottagers’ conversations
.
What happened to the creature at the end of the novel?
While Frankenstein dies feeling disturbed that the Monster is still alive,
the Monster is reconciled to death
: so much so that he intends to commit suicide. The Monster’s decision to kill himself also confirms the importance of companionship.
What do you think the creature learns about humans and the human spirits from Volney’s Ruins of Empires?
Infer what the creature learns of the human spirit from Volney’s “Ruins of Empire”. He
learns to understand the manners, governments, and religions of Modern Man
, and is saddened and disappointed by the crimes and evil actions that human beings commit against one another.
How do you feel about the creature now that you have heard him implore?
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CREATURE NOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD HIM IMPLORE FRANKENSTEIN TO HEAR HIS STORY? – WE FEEL THAT
THE CREATURE JUST WANTS A HUMAN TO GUIDE HIM, AND LOVE HIM
. THE CREATURE WANTS VALIDATION AS A HUMAN, BY A HUMAN. HE ALSO WANTS LOVE AND INSTRUCTION FROM VICTOR DUE TO HIM DESERTING HIM SO QUICKLY.
How does the creature feel about the Cottagers?
How does the creature feel about the cottagers when he first discovers them? … What is the creature’s reaction to the way he feels about the cottagers? The
creature feels an overpowering emotion that is a mixture of pain and pleasure
. Why does the creature decide not to join the cottagers in Chapter XII?
Why did the creature watch the Cottagers?
Why did the creature watch the cottagers?
To learn human customs
.
How did the creature learn that the Cottagers had moved?
How did the creature learn that the cottagers had moved out of their cottage?
He overheard Felix talking to a countryman.
Why doesn’t the monster fight back when Felix hits him?
why didn’t he enter the cottage? who did he see in the cottage? What do we see a lot in this chapter? what was the creature not able to do?
What act of kindness did the creature perform for the Cottagers?
Going further than just praising the cottagers’ good deeds, the creature demonstrates
his own kindness by also stopping his consumption of the family’s food
, for he sees that they are often left hungry, and beginning to take the family’s tools to cut wood for them.
What event during the creatures travels confirms his hatred of humans?
What event during the creature’s travels confirms his hatred of humans?
The creature tries to save a drowning girl and when the girl’s companion sees the monster, the man shoots at the monster.
What did the creature find in the woods one night?
While foraging for food in the woods around the cottage one night, the monster finds
an abandoned leather satchel containing some clothes and books
.
Who does the creature observe in the cottage?
One night he takes refuge in a small hovel adjacent to a cottage. In the morning, he discovers that he can see into the cottage through a crack in the wall and observes that the occupants are
a young man, a young woman, and an old man
.
How did the creature help the family?
The monster learns the French language from the family and practices those words by himself. 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
.
What did the monster think of werter?
When Creature read The Sorrows of the Young Werther,
he was simulating a real human relationship
. In Creature’s mind, he and Werther were friends; he was able relate to Werther. Although he did not fully understand the concept of death, Creature mourned Werther’s death as he would a friend’s.
What threat did the creature make?
| A B | What threat did the creature make when Frankenstein backed out on their agreement? He said, “ I will be with you on your wedding night .” | What happened to Frankenstein when he landed his boat? He was accused of murder. | At the trial, Frankenstein was found innocent by reason of insanity. False |
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Why did the creature seize the small boy?
Why did the creature seize the small boy, William Frankenstein?
He wanted to hold the boy for ransom to get money.
Why does the creature decide to plant the locket on Justine to frame her?
Justine is on trial for
William’s murder because William’s locket containing a picture of Caroline Frankenstein was found in a pocket of Justine’s clothing
. Unbeknownst to Justine, the Monster planted the locket in her pocket to frame her for the murder.
What is the sympathy that the creature longs for?
What is the “sympathy” that the creature longs for?
He yearns for somebody who shares the same struggles as he does and who knows exactly how he feels on a day-to-day basis.
How did the creature feel when the strange system of human society was explained to him?
How did the creature feel when the strange system of human society was explained to him? How did the creature feel when he learned about the bonds of family and friendship?
He was deeply affected when he realized that he had never experienced the love of family or friendship
.
What thoughts about man did Ruins of Empires provoke in the creature?
What thoughts about “man” did ruins of empires provoke in the creature?
The creature recognized that he was powerless in society.
Why does the creature decide to be evil?
Why does the creature decide to be evil?
He decides that since people immediately thought he was evil, then he would be evil
. How does the creature learn to read? He learns by watching the DeLacy family (the cottagers).
How does the monster feel about his own appearance?
How does the monster feel about his own appearance?
He is surprised and pleased. He cannot stop looking at himself.
How did the creature feel when he first felt life *?
How did the creature feel when he first felt life?
He felt confused because of all of the new sensations
. … What was the reaction of the villagers the creature encountered? They shrieked, and threw rocks and other things at him, and drove him away from the village.
Why is the creature confused by the unhappiness of the family in the cottage when he first sees them?
Why is the creature confused to see his cottagers crying? The creature is confused to see the cottagers crying
because he thinks they have everything and thought they were happy.
How does the monster feel once he becomes self aware?
He’s actually incredibly kind once he becomes self-aware.
He feels guilty when he realizes he has been stealing from poor people
. And, unlike Victor who allows Justine to meet a terrible fate, the monster tries to atone for his actions with the simple gift of firewood.
Why does the creature become a monster?
However, because of the expectations held by an insensitive, hostile society,
the being is forced to
become a monster internally as well. The creature tries to find companionship many times, but he is only met with fear and hostility. … He completes Webster’s definition of a monster as he commits wicked and cruel acts.
What does the creature want most in life?
The creature wants
to be loved and a companion the
most in life.
How does the creature react to his own reflection?
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, when the creature sees himself reflected in
a pool of water
his reaction is one of disgust. For the first time, the creature sees himself as others see him, and he realizes how hideous he appears to them.
Why does the monster suffer over Victor’s death?
Why does the monster suffer over Victor’s death?
He deeply regrets having become an instrument of evil and that, with his creator dead, he is ready to die
.
How does Victor lose the monster when he’s so close?
The monster steals a dog sled team and is seen by local villagers to be armed and dangerous. Victor closes to within one mile of the monster
when the ice on which both travel begins to crack and separate the two from each other
.
Why does Victor tell Walton his story?
Victor tells Walton that his curiosity and yearning for knowledge led to his demise and defeat. … The man agrees to tell his story because
he notices that Walton is seeking knowledge as Victor himself once did
. Victor hopes that Walton’s seeking of knowledge will not lead to disaster as it did for Victor.
