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Chapter 10 Frankenstein Meets the Monster

"'Devil,' I exclaimed, 'do you dare approach me? and do not you fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head (Shelley 86)?'" Work on your punctuation here...
 * Contributors: Paul Dawson and Garrett Hutchins Class period? **

1-2 sentence synopsis of events. Frankenstein goes into the mountains to get away from everything, and feels at peace with himself and nature. While he is there, the creature comes up to him and begs him to simply hear his story.

Frankenstein (do you mean the creature!?!?!) in telling his story quotes part of a poem written by her husband. That poem is "Mutability".
 * Allusions:**

"I am they (sp) creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel... (Shelley 87)." The creature is alluding to the Bible. God created Adam, and he was "good." Frankenstein created the creature, and he should be "good" in Frankenstein's eyes, but he is instead evil. Instead of being a prized creation, he is as the fallen angel, Satan. (He's actually alluding to Paradise Lost)

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 * Motifs/Symbols:**

Nature is a motif. In the book, nature is repeatedly brought up to bring peace and tranquility into the situation. For example, in this chapter Frankenstein has ventured off to be with nature so that he can forget all his troubles and be at peace. Frankenstein finds the tranquility of nature to be comforting, so whenever he os (sp) under stress he usually looks towards nature to help him cope. This quote exemplifies this motif:
 * Nature-**

"//They congregated round me; the unstained snowy mountain-top, the glittering pinnacle, the pine woods, and ragged bare ravine; the eagle, soaring amidst the clouds--they all gather around me, and bade me be at peace."// (Shelley 86)

Prejudice is a motif. Frankenstein from the beginning of the book shows a prejudice against things that he considers to be ugly. He cannot stand being around anything that is ugly. Every time he is around something that he considers to be ugly he points it out and alienates it. For example, he ran away from the monster because he considered it to be ugly. Every time he comes upon the monster he has to to say something about how ugly it is and how it makes him feel uncomfortable. In this chapter he says," //While its unearthly ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes//." (Shelley 88) This is what Frankenstein says when he sees the monster approaching him.
 * Prejudice-**


 * Themes:**

Frankenstein has an (sp) feeling of responsibility and obligation towards the monster. The monster has the feeling of wanting to be accepted and acknowledged by Frankenstein. The monster approaches Frankenstein and tries to explain his situation, but Frankenstein does not want to hear it. The monster tells Frankenstein about how originally he was a good and nice being, but he was turned into a bad and spiteful being by the alienation and prejudice he received from other human beings. He tells Frankenstein that he was one of the causes that turned him evil. His own creator had abandoned him like he was worthless, so why should anybody else accept him was the argument Frankenstein used. Frankenstein eventually came to realize that he was responsible for this monster because he was its creator, so because of their relationship he agreed to listen to the monster's story.
 * The relationship between the creator and his creation-**

Frankenstein is angry because the monster killed William, so when he sees the monster the first thing that comes to his mind is revenge. He attacks the monster, but he misses. The monster continues to try to talk to Frankenstein, but Frankenstein is blinded and (made) deaf by rage and refuses to listen to him. Frankenstein continually threatens the monster by telling it how he wants to kill it and how it was a mistake to have created it. Thus quotes represents this them in this chapter:
 * Vengeance**-

" //Abhorred monster! fiend that thou art! the tortures of hell are to mild a vengeance for thy crimes. Wretched devil! you reproach me with you creation; come on, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed//." (Shelley 89)

At the beginning of the chapter, Frankenstein goes up to the mountains. He finally begins to feel at peace with everything that happens and begins to cope somewhat. He is completely by himself surrounded by nature, when he sees a giant figure off in the distance. This figure is his creature. All his feelings of rage and vengeance return in that moment. Even though the creature is much taller and stronger than him, Frankenstein thinks that he could kill the creature. The creature only wants Frankenstein to hear his story, but Frankenstein does not want to. Finally, the creature convinces him that Victor owes him at least to hear his story. This is a small step for Frankenstein, in that he begins to feel somewhat less angry toward the creature. This is extremely slight. This is a big step for the monster. He finally finds the creator that should love him, even though he doesn't. He gets his creator to hear his story, which in his mind is a big step toward turning Frankenstein.
 * Character Development:**


 * Significant Quotes and explanations:**
 * "They congregated around me; the unstained snowy mountaintop, the glittering pinnacle, the pine woods, and ragged bare ravine, the eagle, soaring amidst the clouds-they all gathered round me and bade me be at peace (Shelley 83). " - Frankenstein says this right as he goes into the mountains. This is significant because this is one of the few times in the book that he truly feels at peace.**


 * "If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might be nearly free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us (Shelley 84-85)." This quote means that our impulses distract us from what really matters.**


 * "As I said this I suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed (Shelley 85)." Frankenstein says this as he sees the creature approaching from a distance.**


 * "Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed." The creature speaks this quote about Frankenstein** **(Shelley 87)."** **This quote emphasizes the theme of isolation and responsibility of the creator for his created.**


 * Art Gallery:**


 * This reminds me of the prodigal son story, but in reverse.**



Words Cited:

Shelley, Mary. //Frankenstien//. New York City: Bantam Dell, 2003. Print.