As we near the end of the novel, are themes beginning to emerge? Do you notice lessons for the reader to take away? Why did Shelley write this? What is the point?
You've now read the entirety of the Creature's story, so I'd like you to weigh in now on a classic debate: who is the real monster? While Victor calls the Creature a "wretch" and "daemon" from its awakening, should everyone agree? Or has Victor, through his own actions, descended into monstrosity himself?
I lied! (unintentionally) by telling you there wasn't a "rush the monster" scene, when technically there is, as evidenced by the Creature's reception by a small rural village in Chapter 11. Tell me, what do you think about the Creature's initial days of life? What reactions did you have as you read about him? What influences do you see leading him to later become a murderer of a child? And does this make you condemn Victor for his abandonment of the Creature? Oh, and how about that line about the "barbarity of man"??? Who's the REAL monster? |
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