Who were the Cottagers in Frankenstein?
De Lacey. De Lacey is the Parisian-turned-blind-peasant who lives in a cottage with his son and daughter. He’s a nice old man: “descended from a good family in France” (14.2), he’s the only person we meet who treats the monster kindly.
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.
Who visits Frankenstein on the boat?
The visitor turns out to be his father, who, upon hearing of his son’s illness and the death of his friend, rushed from Geneva to see him. Victor is overjoyed to see his father, who stays with him until the court, having nothing but circumstantial evidence, finds him innocent of Henry’s murder.
Where do the Cottagers live in Frankenstein?
the De Lacey cottage
What does the creature discover about himself?
The creature realizes he is the only one in existence. Like himself he is monstrously ugly and he is utterly alone. He asks, “What am I?” and “Who am I?” He feels absolute misery.
Does the monster kill the DeLacey family?
It, of course, doesn’t hurt him physically, but it kills him, emotionally speaking. He runs away in despair. However, a short while later, the creature decides to return and try again, because DeLacey had been receptive to him before the rest of the family returned home.
What happens to the creature after he rescues a girl from drowning?
When the monster rescues the girl from the water, the man accompanying her, suspecting him of having attacked her, shoots him. Having explained to Victor the circumstances behind William’s murder and Justine’s conviction, the monster implores Victor to create another monster to accompany him and be his mate.
Why does the monster kill Victor’s family?
Seeking revenge on his creator, he kills Victor’s brother and demands that Victor create a woman like him so he won’t be alone. Victor doublecrosses the monster, destroying his work on the female monster, and the Monster kills Victor’s best friend, then his new wife, in return.
Who is to blame for William and Justine’s death?
Is Justine responsible for William’s death? The murder of young William also shows Victor’s increasing culpability in the deaths of those around him. Justine is accused of the murder due to the evidence that was found in her possession. By creating the monster, Victor is indirectly responsible for William’s death.
Who is to blame for William’s death and Justine’s subsequent trial?
During Justine’s trial in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Justine is accused of the murder of young William Frankenstein. Throughout the entire trial, Victor feels guilty and tortured because he is the one who created the monster responsible for the murder of William Frankenstein.
Why are the creature’s Cottagers sad?
What was the cause of the cottagers’ unhappiness? They were in poverty, and only had vegetables and cow’s milk to consume. Why did the creature stop stealing food from the cottagers? He felt bad that they had so little food.
Why does the monster see himself like the biblical Adam?
Adam was created to do good, whereas the monster was created to do evil. The creature sees himself as another Adam because he was created apparently united by no link to any other being in existence.
What does the creature learn from hearing the Cottagers read ruins of empires?
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 else does the creature learn about humans that disgusts him?
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”? The creature learns about the history of civilization and all the wars man has waged on one another.
Why does the creature put the necklace in the folds of Justine’s dress?
Why did the creature put the locket in Justine’s pocket? He intended that she should take the blame for the murder. The creature asked Frankenstein to teach him how to create another life. The creature broke into the room and killed Elizabeth.