Question

chapters 13-16:1. in chapter 13, what event occurs to lift felixs spirits?2. in chapter 13, what paradox, or seeming contradiction, in human nature does the monster begin to confront? at the end of this chapter, what internal conflict does he experience?3. what is revealed about the history of the cottagers in the flashback in chapter 14?4. in chapter 15, the monster has learned to read. what three books make a powerful impression on him? how does the discovery of victor frankensteins journal affect him?5. what are some conflicts, both external and internal, that occur in chapter 16?luzinga wpwukafeb . 11.20262 green

Explanation:

1. For Chapter 13: Felix is overjoyed when Safie, the woman he loves, arrives at the cottage, which lifts his spirits.
2. For Chapter 13: The monster confronts the paradox that humans can be kind (as the cottagers are to each other) yet cruel (as humans have been to him). By the chapter's end, he experiences internal conflict between his desire for connection and his growing bitterness at his isolation.
3. For Chapter 14: The flashback reveals the cottagers were once wealthy French aristocrats. They were exiled after Felix helped a Turkish merchant escape prison, leading to their current poor, isolated life.
4. For Chapter 15: The three impactful books are Paradise Lost, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Plutarch's Lives. Finding Victor's journal fills him with rage and self-loathing, as he learns the full horror of how Victor viewed his creation, and hates Victor for abandoning him.
5. For Chapter 16: External conflicts include the monster being attacked by villagers when he tries to connect with a child, and Felix violently driving him away from the cottage. Internal conflicts include the monster's struggle between his innate desire for compassion and his growing thirst for revenge against Victor, as well as his despair over his permanent isolation.

Answer:

1. The arrival of Safie, Felix's love interest, lifts his spirits.
2. Paradox: Humans can be both kind and cruel. Internal conflict: His longing for connection vs. bitterness over isolation.
3. The cottagers were wealthy French aristocrats exiled after Felix helped a Turkish prisoner escape, leading to their current poverty.
4. The three books are Paradise Lost, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Plutarch's Lives. Victor's journal makes him furious and self-loathing, as he learns Victor hated and abandoned him immediately after creating him.
5. External: Monster is attacked by villagers; Felix drives him from the cottage. Internal: Monster's desire for compassion vs. urge for revenge; despair over his unchangeable isolation.