7.2.5
Chapters 14-20 - Quotations
Chapters 14-20 - Quotations
Chapters 14-20 - Quotations
Here are key quotations from Chapters 14-20:


Chapter 17
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.


Chapter 19
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.


Chapter 20
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.


Chapter 20 (cont.)
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.
1Narrative Structure
2Character Summaries
2.1Walton & Frankenstein
2.3Elizabeth, Justine & Henry
3Intertextuality & Allusions
3.1Intertextual References
3.2Philosophical & Scientific Theories
4Biographic Context
5Chapter Summaries
5.2Chapters
5.2.1Chapters 1-2
5.2.2Chapters 3-4
5.2.3Chapters 5-6
5.2.4Chapters 7-9
5.2.5Chapters 10-11
5.2.6Chapters 12-15
5.2.7Chapters 16-19
5.2.8Chapters 20-23
5.2.9Chapter 24 & Walton’s Last Letters
5.2.10End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6
5.2.11End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-15
5.2.12End of Topic Test - Chapters 16-23
5.2.13End of Topic Test - Chapter 24 & Walton's Letters
6Key Themes
7Recap: Main Quotes
7.1Characters Quotes
7.1.1Walton - Quotations
7.1.2Victor Frankenstein - Quotations
7.1.3The Monster - Quotations
7.1.4The Educational Texts - Quotations
7.1.5Elizabeth Lavenza - Quotations
7.1.6Justine Moritz - Quotations
7.1.7Henry Clerval - Quotations
7.1.8Alphonse Frankenstein - Quotations
7.1.9The De Lacey Family - Quotations
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1Narrative Structure
2Character Summaries
2.1Walton & Frankenstein
2.3Elizabeth, Justine & Henry
3Intertextuality & Allusions
3.1Intertextual References
3.2Philosophical & Scientific Theories
4Biographic Context
5Chapter Summaries
5.2Chapters
5.2.1Chapters 1-2
5.2.2Chapters 3-4
5.2.3Chapters 5-6
5.2.4Chapters 7-9
5.2.5Chapters 10-11
5.2.6Chapters 12-15
5.2.7Chapters 16-19
5.2.8Chapters 20-23
5.2.9Chapter 24 & Walton’s Last Letters
5.2.10End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6
5.2.11End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-15
5.2.12End of Topic Test - Chapters 16-23
5.2.13End of Topic Test - Chapter 24 & Walton's Letters
6Key Themes
7Recap: Main Quotes
7.1Characters Quotes
7.1.1Walton - Quotations
7.1.2Victor Frankenstein - Quotations
7.1.3The Monster - Quotations
7.1.4The Educational Texts - Quotations
7.1.5Elizabeth Lavenza - Quotations
7.1.6Justine Moritz - Quotations
7.1.7Henry Clerval - Quotations
7.1.8Alphonse Frankenstein - Quotations
7.1.9The De Lacey Family - Quotations
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