7.2.5

Chapters 14-20 - Quotations

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Chapters 14-20 - Quotations

Here are key quotations from Chapters 14-20:

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Chapter 17

  • "The picture I present to you is peaceful and human, and you must feel like you could deny it only in the wantonness of power and cruelty".
    • The Monster proposes a very convincing argument to Victor and questions his creator’s morals and ego whilst making an appeal for companionship.
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Chapter 19

  • "But I am a blasted tree - the bolt has entered my soul".
    • This internal analeptic narrative shift refers to Chapter 2, when Victor views the unbridled power of nature.
    • By referring to himself as the ‘blasted tree’, he is acknowledging his inability to be able to control nature and therefore questions whether he should create another monster.
  • He is aware that untamed knowledge, ‘the bolt’, has destroyed his life and he feels powerless to change his fate.
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Chapter 20

  • "I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night."
    • The Monster enters Victor’s room and confronts him with the broken promise. After being betrayed again by Victor, the Monster makes a new promise. Victor, being so self-centred, believes this threat is levelled at him and worries about what Elizabeth would do without him.
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Chapter 20 (cont.)

  • "Had I the right, for my own benefit, to inflict this curse upon everlasting Generations".
    • Only now does Victor start to think about others and how his actions affect them rather than thinking solely about himself.

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1Narrative Structure

2Character Summaries

3Intertextuality & Allusions

4Biographic Context

5Chapter Summaries

6Key Themes

7Recap: Main Quotes

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