Thoughts
Miscellaneous 1
Themes
MISCELLANEOUS 2
100

The monster's motive to spy on the cottagers

What is to learn about what influences their actions

100

The name of the cottager's visitor

Who is Safie

100

The reason the Turk did not permit Safie and Felix's union

What is Felix is Christian
200

The monster's desire (In this section)

What is revealing himself to the cottagers and being accepted. Acceptance and connection

200

Book used by Felix to instruct Safie

What is Ruins of Empires

200

The main question pondered by the monster in this section

What is What am I and why am I different?

300

The monster's view of the cottagers

What are Perfect forms or superior beings

300

The only "means" (141) to escape pain

What is Death

300

Relationship between music and Romanticism (In this section)

What is music's ability to convey pure emotion without the use of words or "logic"

300

The correlation between knowledge and agony (Monster's perspective)

What is a Positive correlation

400

The reason the monster was unsettled by the cottagers weeping

What is "If such lovely creatures are unhappy it isn't as strange for a wretch like me to be miserable". In essence, he was confused as why perfect creatures with sufficient amenities appeared unhappy

400

Romantic individualism and the monster

What is self-taught understanding through personal experience and reflection rather then instruction

400

The monster referred to language as a

What is a Godlike Science

500

The thoughts inspired by Felix's narration of Ruins of Empire

What is duality of humans and incomprehension of evil

500

The effect of spring on the monster and his interpretation of it.

What is makes him momentarily forget his tragic past and fill him with hope

500

Connection between life of the cottagers and romanticism.

What is "they lived harmoniously with nature and simply echoing the romantic ideal of Pastoral simplicity"

500

Shelley's use of Frankenstein's confusion about the cottager's unhappiness

What is a critique of human society, even with a seemingly perfect family humans are unhappy as they are burdened by social inequalities and injustice