6. “‘I sympathized with and partly understood them, but I was unformed in mind; I was dependent on none, and related to none. ‘The path of my departure was free,’ and there was none to lament my annihilation.’” (91)
Here, Shelley quotes Percy Shelley’s poem, “Mutability,” which is basically about how change is the only constant in the world. Shelley might have quoted this because Frankenstein’s monster changes drastically over the course of the book, from a kind and harmless character to a homicidal monster, intent on making Frankenstein’s life miserable. So this poem foreshadows the changes he will go through.
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That might doesn't feel necessary does it? Isn't this one pretty clear -- couldn't you be a little more assertive in this line of thinking based on the evidence available?
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ReplyDeleteHere, Shelley quotes Percy Shelley’s poem, “Mutability,” which is basically about how change is the only constant in the world. Shelley quoted this poem because Frankenstein’s monster changes drastically over the course of the book, from a kind and harmless character to a homicidal monster, intent on making Frankenstein’s life miserable. This poem, foreshadows the changes he will go through.