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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Questions for Frankenstein Chapters 11-16 due on Thursday, Sept. 25th


Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Ch11
The Creature's Tale Begins
1,
What does the creature remember of his earliest days? How does he seem to be learning things? How well can the creature speak at this point of his existence?
2.
How does the creature respond to his discovery of the fire ? Why does he move?
3.
What happens during his first encounters with people ? Is this more like what you expect from a horror story? But from whose point of view do we see these encounters?
4.
Where does he finally find a place to stay ? What does he learn about the people who live in the cottage? How does he feel toward them?
Ch12
1.
How does the creature continue to learn about the family he is watching? How might a modern anthropologist or sociologist respond to the creature's methods? What is the condition of the family? How does the creature manage to help them?
2.
How does the creature learn language ? Why might he have trouble learning words such as "good, dearest, unhappy" ? What are the names of the family members ?
3.
What things bother the creature when he thinks of discovering himself to the family ? How does he respond to his own appearance when he sees it?
4.
The creature is still there when spring come. What has been happening to Victor in the meantime? (refer to chapter 5)
5.
How does the creature hope to win over the family ? How does he respond to the coming of spring?
Ch13
1.
Who arrives at the cottage in the spring? What is Safie's background? How does her language problem help the creature? Which of them learns faster?
2.
How does the creature learn about reading? What book does Felix use to teach Safie ?
3.
What does the creature learn from this book? How much of a monster can someone be who can say "but when I heard details of vice and bloodshed, my wonder ceased, and I turned away with disgust and loathing"?
4.
What happens when the creature begins to think about himself? How does he compare with the humans described in the book? What questions does he ask himself? How does his knowledge make him feel? What does he learn about human relationships, and how does this make him feel?
Ch14
1.
How did the De Lacey family come to be living in the cottage?
2.
How did Safie come to find and join them?
Ch15
1.
What does the creature find in the woods?
2.
What are the three books that the creature reads, and what does he learn from each?
3.
What else does the creature read and what does he learn from it?
4.
How long has it been since the creature came to life ? What is Victor doing at this point? (See chapter 6.)
5.
What does the creature hope will happen when he talks to De Lacey? What actually happens?
Ch16
1.
What happens to the De Lacey family after the events of chapter 15? How does the creature respond, and what does he do to the cottage?
2.
How does the creature travel? Does this remind you of any other people's travels?
3.
What event during the creature's travels confirms his hatred of humans ?
4.
What event happens when the creature is near Geneva ? Who is the boy? Who is the woman?
5.
When Victor visits the site of William's death in chapter 7, he says "I had turned loose into the world a depraved wretch, whose delight was in carnage and misery.” After reading the creature's version of events, do you agree?
6.
What does the creature demand from Victor?

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