Notes Chapters 9 and 10 of Frankenstein

Chapter 9 and 10 Notes
Frankenstein

Chapter 9 – Victor’s story continues
Victor feels a great pain because he cannot act on what he knows about his creature who has destroyed two lives: William and Justine.
V: unable to sleep, wanders in despair and remorse, once again his mental and physical health suffers because his conscience is not clear.

Chapter 9 – Victor’s dad
Victor’s father notices the change in his son, and tries to reason with him.
The family goes to a vacation home for rest and relaxation. V spends many hours on the lake in a boat. He is tempted to plunge into the lake, but knows he cannot do anything to hurt himself because it would cause more sadness for his family and Elizabeth.

Chapter 9 – Victor lives in daily fear of seeing the monster again.
Victor is filled with remorse and guilt; his family is in mourning. His father’s heath suffers.

Elizabeth is also sad and despondent.
The injustice against Justine hurts all of the Frankensteins.
Victor’s grief/guilt intensifies and he tries to escape: wandering the Alpine valleys, wishes to travel back to Chamounix, which he does and then falls into a deep sleep.

Chapter 10: Victor meets his creation
Victor wanders, enjoying the sublime beauty of the mountains. Rested well at night, one more time. Dreams of a group of very large shaped beings surrounding him (foreshadowing).
Wakes and rides to the summit of a mountain; he embraces the idea that aloneness is best for a human, and reaches the top of the mountain around noon.
V begins to feel some joy in his journey, and then sees a man, traveling at a very quick pace, coming toward him. He realizes it is his creation.

Chapter 10 – Victor and the Creature Meet
V calls the creature “Devil” and chastises it for approaching him and all of the bad things the creature has done to people he loved.
The monster, who speaks eloquently, admits that he expected V to feel this way, but implores V to hear his story.
The monster calls himself “Adam,” but realizes he is really a “fallen angel.”

Monster continues to talk to V
The monster talks about how awful it is to be alone, and he asks V why he created him if he hates him.
Monster asks V to listen to his story, and then destroy him if that is what he wishes. Asks V to hear his tale, which is lengthy and strange, and says that V must do this so the creature can live a harmless life (if not he will be the “scourge of your fellow creatures”).
V agrees to listen, and seated by the fire, the creature begins his tale (which actually starts in Chapter 11).