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Monster
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Nature
Cottagers
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In Chapter 12, what does the monster feel when he learns that eating the cottagers food causes them pain?
The monster feels guilty for eating their food. He instead, "... abstained and satisfied myself with berries, nuts, and roots..." (pg 109)
100
To the monster, is "Paradise Lost" fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction; the monster believes the story is similar to his own story.
200
What does the monster refer to the cottagers as?
His "protectors"
200
What pieces of literature does the monster read? *hint* he reads 3 different pieces
"Paradise Lost" Volume of Plutarch's "Lives" "Sorrows of Werter" (pg 128)
200
What season of the year does the monster experience happiness and joy?
Spring
200
What is one theme represented in the De Lacey cottage?
isolation, loneliness, compassion, and family
200
What chapter does the monster begin to question his existence? Provide at least one example.
Chapter 15, "Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination?" (pg 129) answers will vary
300
How did the monster learn how to speak, and what words did he first learn?
He learned how to speak by watching and listening to the cottagers. He first learned the names of the cottagers and words such as "fire," "milk", "bread", and "wood" (pg 110)
300
Why does the monster feel terrified and mortified in chapter 12?
The monster feels this way after seeing his own reflection in a pool of water. (pg 112)
300
What deed does the monster do for the cottagers? Why do you think he does this?
He collects wood for the family fire. The monster does this because it helps him relieve his loneliness; the cottage is like his connection.
300
How can both Frankenstein and the monster relate? *Hint*- both are alone
The monster feels like an outsider due to his deformity, his ability to survive extreme conditions, and being shunned from society. Victor, too, is an outsider, as his awful secret separates him from friends, family, and the rest of society.
400
What does the monster discover in the pocket of the dress? How does this affect him?
He discovers Frankenstein's journal of the 4 months that preceded his creating. He was upset because of the way Frankenstein described his creation and he doesn't understand why he was created.
400
Who does the monster compare himself to in "Paradise Lost"? Who do you believe is more relatable?
The monster compares himself to both Satan and Adam in "Paradise Lost". “Like Adam,” the monster says, “I was created apparently united by no link to any other being in existence,” but “many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition; for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me.” (pg 131)
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What did the monster gain from reading the "Sorrow's of Werter?"
"... Plutarch taught me high thoughts; he elevated me above the wretched sphere of my own reflection, to admire and love the heroes of the past ages." (pg 130) It taught the monster to admire and love the heroes of past ages, rather than focusing on himself.