Frankenstein+SG+Chapters+XIII+and+XIV

1. Explain the second sentence of this chapter: "I shall relate events that impressed me with feelings which...have made me what I am." 2. What practical purpose does the beautiful stranger serve? 3. Why does the creature call the cottagers his "protectors"? 4. What paradox does the creature see in humankind through his study of human history? 5. In what way does his study of human society make him what he eventually becomes? 6. What is the primary disadvantage of the creature's "education"? 7. In view of the trial of Safie's father in Chapter XIV, and Justine's trial earlier, what is Shelley's opinion of the courts in that era? 8. How is Safie a feminist character? 9. What plot exposition is revealed in Chapter XIV? 10. What is the character of Safie's father? How is he a foil to Safie, and to Victor's own father?

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