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Frankenstein

Chapter XII. Frankenstein. Chapter XII p. 77. The creature tell of the contrast of the caring nature of the cottagers and the villagers from before. He explains of the daily routines We find out the old man is blind. Chapter XII p. 77.

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Frankenstein

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  1. Chapter XII Frankenstein

  2. Chapter XII p. 77 • The creature tell of the contrast of the caring nature of the cottagers and the villagers from before. • He explains of the daily routines • We find out the old man is blind.

  3. Chapter XII p. 77 • As the creature watched the family, he learned that they were sad because they were poor. • Felix seemed the saddest of all and the reason is unknown

  4. Chapter XII p. 78 • The creature began chopping wood and shoveling the snow from the path while they slept so that they could use the daylight hours for the garden and other, more productive, work.

  5. Chapter XII p. 78 • The family considered the anonymous favors the work of a good spirit. • Studying them, the monster learned to recognize words like "milk," "cheese," and "bread," as well as learning the cottagers' names.

  6. Chapter XII p. 78-9 • He realized that when Felix read aloud in the evenings, he was really looking at symbols that stood for words. • The monster wanted to be able to understand and communicate.

  7. Chapter XII p. 80 • He wanted to master language before he revealed himself to the family because he had discovered his ugliness in the reflection of a stream, and he knew it would scare them if he couldn't talk to them.

  8. Chapter XII p. 80-81 • After seeing their beauty and his hideousness, the monster was saddened, but he believed that if he could talk to them, they wouldn't hate and fear him as other humans had. • He expected to be able to win their love.

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