Chapters 11-18
Chapters 11 through 16 are then narrated by the creature telling his story of why he is here talking to Victor. The monster explains that it all began in the forests of Ingolstad where he escaped to after Victors apartment. There he learned the beginnings of life, what fire is, hunger and food, and survived there for a little. One day he wondered to find food. Finding a small hut, he enter and startled a man at his appearance. He also entered a village not long after, scary those people as well. He found it best to avoid people at that time.
He later came across a hovel close to a cottage in which he was able to see I to through a crack. He watch and observed the cottagers for some time. There appeared to be an old blind man, a son, and a daughter. He grew a passion for them and admired their life even though they seemed to not enjoy their own lives as much as he longed to have it. He listens to the noises they make and learn that it's a form of communication which he picks up on as well learning basic words and the cottagers' names. He admires their beauty and comes familiar with the terrifying sight of his own.
Once he tooks the cottagers supplies and noticed how much it pained them, the creature then felt passion for them and returned the supplies and decided fending for himself was best for the people.
Spring comes along and the creature finds meaning in seasons. A new person enters the cottage, an Arabian named Safie. She does not speak the language of the cottagers so as the son, Felix, teachers her, the creature learns more as well. He learns to read as he watches Felix teach Safie. He also learns the history of the cottagers. Safie's father was a Turk put wrongly into prison so Felix went to Turkey to visit the father and fell inlove with Safie. Plotting the escape of her father, Felix was successful but then his father and sister were imprisoned. Felix returned to save them and they were banished France and their wealth taken from them too. This is where they came to Germany and the cottage in which they are at now. The creature claims he has letter between Safie and Felix proving this.
One day the creature comes along a left behind satchel containg some books. Fascinated to learn more, the creature reads the three books, Sorrows of Werter, Lives, and, Paradise Lost. He finds himself emotionally torn about these reads for he can relate well to them. In the realization he can read, he pulls out some papers he stole from Victor's house before he escaped. He read them to find that the papers were Victor's notes in creating him. The creature then became disgusted with Victor and himself.
The creature one day notices the old man home alone and hopes he can win over the blind man into being his friend. The creature had a short conversation with the old man before the rest of the cottagers came back, but as soon as they arrived, Felix beat the creature with a tick in fear. The creature ran away, and all the cottagers left the home in belief that the creature was danger.
He then feels need for revenge on his creator so he heads to Geneva experiencing more unpleasant interactions with humans. One day he came across a young boy in Geneva. Believing the boy wouldn't know much better he tried approaching him, but the boy screamed for the monster to leave him alone and screamed his father's last name, Frankenstein. The creature, becoming furious that this boy was related to Victor, killed the young boy, William. He takes Williams locket and puts it in the pocket of sleeping Justine.
At the end of chapter 16, the creature's story is over and he has a request for Victor in creating another like himself, but in a female form. The start of chapter 17, Victor immediately refuses. The creature continuously requests a companion and promise Victor will never see him again if Victor agrees. He also threatens victor that he will make Victor miserable if he doesn't agree. Finally, Victor does agree and the creature lets Victor know he will monitor him to make sure Victor follows through.
Victor returns to Geneva dreading his agreement with the creature. He thinks about how much hardship he will have to endure again. Victor's father questions Victor about marring Elizabeth, but Victor assures him that he still wants to. His father, eager for the marriage, encourages it soon, but Victor puts it off and requests to go to England.
He later came across a hovel close to a cottage in which he was able to see I to through a crack. He watch and observed the cottagers for some time. There appeared to be an old blind man, a son, and a daughter. He grew a passion for them and admired their life even though they seemed to not enjoy their own lives as much as he longed to have it. He listens to the noises they make and learn that it's a form of communication which he picks up on as well learning basic words and the cottagers' names. He admires their beauty and comes familiar with the terrifying sight of his own.
Once he tooks the cottagers supplies and noticed how much it pained them, the creature then felt passion for them and returned the supplies and decided fending for himself was best for the people.
Spring comes along and the creature finds meaning in seasons. A new person enters the cottage, an Arabian named Safie. She does not speak the language of the cottagers so as the son, Felix, teachers her, the creature learns more as well. He learns to read as he watches Felix teach Safie. He also learns the history of the cottagers. Safie's father was a Turk put wrongly into prison so Felix went to Turkey to visit the father and fell inlove with Safie. Plotting the escape of her father, Felix was successful but then his father and sister were imprisoned. Felix returned to save them and they were banished France and their wealth taken from them too. This is where they came to Germany and the cottage in which they are at now. The creature claims he has letter between Safie and Felix proving this.
One day the creature comes along a left behind satchel containg some books. Fascinated to learn more, the creature reads the three books, Sorrows of Werter, Lives, and, Paradise Lost. He finds himself emotionally torn about these reads for he can relate well to them. In the realization he can read, he pulls out some papers he stole from Victor's house before he escaped. He read them to find that the papers were Victor's notes in creating him. The creature then became disgusted with Victor and himself.
The creature one day notices the old man home alone and hopes he can win over the blind man into being his friend. The creature had a short conversation with the old man before the rest of the cottagers came back, but as soon as they arrived, Felix beat the creature with a tick in fear. The creature ran away, and all the cottagers left the home in belief that the creature was danger.
He then feels need for revenge on his creator so he heads to Geneva experiencing more unpleasant interactions with humans. One day he came across a young boy in Geneva. Believing the boy wouldn't know much better he tried approaching him, but the boy screamed for the monster to leave him alone and screamed his father's last name, Frankenstein. The creature, becoming furious that this boy was related to Victor, killed the young boy, William. He takes Williams locket and puts it in the pocket of sleeping Justine.
At the end of chapter 16, the creature's story is over and he has a request for Victor in creating another like himself, but in a female form. The start of chapter 17, Victor immediately refuses. The creature continuously requests a companion and promise Victor will never see him again if Victor agrees. He also threatens victor that he will make Victor miserable if he doesn't agree. Finally, Victor does agree and the creature lets Victor know he will monitor him to make sure Victor follows through.
Victor returns to Geneva dreading his agreement with the creature. He thinks about how much hardship he will have to endure again. Victor's father questions Victor about marring Elizabeth, but Victor assures him that he still wants to. His father, eager for the marriage, encourages it soon, but Victor puts it off and requests to go to England.