Question

1. starting with chapter 11, shelley uses an extended flashback. from whose point of view is this narrative told? why do you think shelley chose this point of view?
2. why are the cottagers—the old man, felix, and agatha—not entirely happy?

Explanation:

For Question 5:

The flashback starting in Chapter 11 is told from the Creature's (Frankenstein's monster) first-person point of view. Shelley chose this perspective to let readers directly access the Creature's inner thoughts, emotions, and experiences of rejection and loneliness, which humanizes him and challenges readers to sympathize with a character initially framed as a monster. It also creates narrative tension by contrasting the Creature's lived reality with Victor Frankenstein's earlier portrayal of him.

For Question 6:

The cottagers (De Lacey, Felix, Agatha) are not entirely happy because they are exiled from their native France. Felix helped a Turkish political prisoner escape, leading to the family being stripped of their wealth, status, and home. They live in poverty and isolation in the German cottage, grieving their lost social standing and separated from their homeland, which overshadows their gentle, kind nature.

Answer:

1. Question 5: The narrative is told from Frankenstein's Creature's first-person point of view. Shelley chose this to humanize the Creature, let readers experience his trauma and loneliness directly, and challenge the negative framing of him from Victor's earlier perspective.
2. Question 6: The cottagers are unhappy because they are exiled French nobles, stripped of their wealth and status after Felix helped a political prisoner escape; they live in poverty and isolated grief for their lost home and life.