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Frankenstein, Chapter 13

A woman called Safie arrives. The creature learns to speak and read by listening to her lessons.

Frankenstein opens with four letters from the explorer Robert Walton, then tells Victor's story in 24 chapters, then closes with Walton's last letters. Chapter 13 comes after Chapter 12 and before Chapter 14. The key line here comes from the Creature.

This chapter in five words

CreaturelearnslanguagefromSafie

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The quotes

1 big quote in this chapter.

Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?

Creature · Chapter 13 · prejudice · isolation

He sees himself in water for the first time and learns what he looks like. He asks if he really is a monster.

← Before thisChapter 12: Creature secretly helps the cottagersNext →Chapter 14: The De Laceys' sad history
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