Frankenstein
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein Chapter 11 Summary

  • The monster relates how he slowly learned about the world through his senses. He also discovered both the benefits of fire (warmth) and its drawbacks (that burning sensation).
  • Begin use of historical present.
  • At first, the monster attempts to get food by going into a hut, but the inhabitants scream in fear and run out. The same thing happens to him every time he goes into a village, or actually, any dwelling of people anywhere.
  • The monster realizes that everyone is prejudiced against him because he is ugly.
  • Finally, he finds a small hovel near a cottage and settles in there, watching the family, which consists of a blind old man, and two younger people.

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