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- The creature thinks of the cottagers as his “protectors” in what he refers to as an “innocent, half-painful self-deceit.”
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As Safie learns the language of the cottagers, so does the monster. 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.
- Chapters 15–17
A summary of Chapters 15–17 in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein....
- Frankenstein: Chapter 12
Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger...
- Chapters 15–17
In Chapter 14, the creature learns the cottagers’ story. The family’s last name is De Lacey, and until a few months before the creature’s arrival they enjoyed a life of wealth and comfort in ...
The creature is fascinated by the cottagers’ ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings to each other by speaking and reading, and he resolves to learn their language so that he...
The motif of suicide, which began with Victor’s suicidal thoughts following Justine’s execution, reappears when the creature weeps for Werter’s death and can be seen as an instance of ...
Yet I did not heed the bleakness of the weather; I was better fitted by my conformation for the endurance of cold than heat. But my chief delights were the sight of the flowers, the birds, and all the gay apparel of summer; when those deserted me, I turned with more attention towards the cottagers.
Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger cottagers exhibited towards their venerable companion. They performed towards him every little office of affection and duty with gentleness, and he rewarded them by his benevolent smiles.
One day when Felix, Agatha, and Safie are out for a walk, he enters the cottage and introduces himself to De Lacey, sensing that the blind man will not be prejudiced against him. The conversation starts well, but just then the family returns. Felix attacks the monster, Safie runs in terror, and Agatha faints. The monster flees.
