Thursday, November 29, 2012

Frankenstein / Mary Shelly / Ch. 15-16



“‘Great god!’ exclaimed the old man, ‘who are you’” (Shelly 96).  The old man although he is blind can still tell there is something odd about the creature when he touches him.  The creature hopes to live with the cottagers and have them not judge him for his appearance.  His wish is destroyed with in minutes of him trying to make friends with the cottagers.  The creature’s only hope to make friends is destroyed so he loses hope and turns toward his creator for recompense.  How does one of Victor’s garments fit the creature?  Finding William in the woods brings hope to the creature that he might not be prejudiced towards ugliness but he is.  William voices his opinion like any child would.  This perfectly characterizes the creature ugliness.  The creature seems to be slightly put-off by his action of killing William for a little bit.  The creature is also smart enough to frame another person for the crime.  His hope seems not completely lose yet because he at first seems to admire the woman he frames.

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