What does Victor say at the end of Chapter IV about passion and how a person should deal with it?
“A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire disturb his tranquility. I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule.
Why doesn’t knowledge bring the creature happiness in Frankenstein?
a. Knowledge does not bring the creature happiness because he is looking for something greater. This is very similar to Victor in the way that he will never be satisfied with what he has and this restricts him from not being happy. Frankenstein’s creature learns of social hierarchy in this chapter.
What was Victor’s warning to Walton?
Walton tells how Victor proves his tale by producing the letters of Felix and Safie. Victor tells Walton to learn from his mistakes, that knowledge for evil ends leads to disaster.
Is the acquirement of knowledge dangerous?
“How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.” In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley portrays how one can learn from the disadvantages of science.
What event brings Felix greatest happiness?
1. What event brings Felix great happiness in Chapter 13 of Frankenstein?
- He gets work at another other farm.
- Agatha’s recovery from her illness.
- The appearance of Safie at the cottage.
- The return of longer days in spring.
Does Felix Love safie?
Safie is invested in Felix and leaves him letters where she “deplored her own fate” (Shelley 93). When Safie leaves Felix intimate letters pertaining to her family, it shows that she does trust and value him. Later on the in the chapter, Felix helps the Turk escape from prison and they are all together.
What is the greatest honor that can befall a human being?
To be a great and virtuous man
What brings Frankenstein’s monster to life?
The monster is Victor Frankenstein’s creation, assembled from old body parts and strange chemicals, animated by a mysterious spark. He enters life eight feet tall and enormously strong but with the mind of a newborn.
Why is Frankenstein’s monster 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.
Who says unhappy man in Frankenstein?
Victor
Who says unhappy man do you share my madness?
Mary Shelley
What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?
What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man? My swelling heart involuntarily pours itself out thus. But I must finish. Heaven bless my beloved sister!
Why does the man agree to tell his story?
Why does the man agree to tell his story? 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.
Why does Victor’s father send him to Ingolstadt?
Why does Victor’s father send him to the University of Ingolstadt? The university founded there in 1472 moved to Landshut in 1802 and to Munich in 1826.) Victors father believes Victor should study in another country.
Why do Victor’s parents want him to go to another college?
Victor has attended local schools, but when he turns seventeen, his parents want him to pursue further studies at the University of Ingolstadt. Their aim is to offer him an opportunity to interact with different customs and a new environment. His departure is delayed by his mother’s illness and subsequent death.
What surprises him about the way the creature he has brought to life looks?
What surprises him about the way the creature he has brought to life looks? Victor responds to the actual creation of life by immediately being horrified by what he has created.
What does the monster think causes Felix Agatha and their father to be unhappy?
What does the monster think causes Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey to be unhappy? Poverty.
How did the De Lacey family lose their money?
The discovery of the plot by the French authorities causes the ruin of the De Lacey family, as the government confiscates the De Lacey’s wealth for their aid in the escape of Safie’s father. Safie also must endure her own trials to find her benefactors in a foreign country.
Why is the de Lacey family living in exile?
The De Lacey family are the last of a noble French family. They lived luxuriously in Paris until they were stripped of all their belongings and fortune and banished to the German countryside due to Felix helping Safie’s father escape from prison.
Why does the DeLacey family attack the creature when they come home?
One night, when DeLacey is home alone, the monster finds the courage to finally meet him. Their seemingly successful conversation comes to a screeching halt when DeLacey’s family enters the cottage and attacks the monster out of fear. This encounter fuels the monster’s anger for his creator, Frankenstein.
What happened to Felix family in Frankenstein?
Felix successfully coordinated her father’s escape from prison, but when the plot was discovered, Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey were exiled from France and stripped of their wealth. They then moved into the cottage in Germany upon which the monster has stumbled.
What does the monster realize when he is able to understand those around him?
What does the monster do to help Felix and Agatha? What does the monster realize when he is able to understand those around him? that he is disfigured and alone. How is Felix related to Safie?
How does the creature find out what he looks like?
How does the monster find out what he looks like? Felix and Agatha tell him. He sees his reflection in water. He finds drawings of himself.