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| Why does the family move to Belrive? | for a change in atmosphere |
| How has Elizabeth changed? | She is no longer "happy". She keeps reiterating Justine's innocence and refers to the crimes perpetrated by the murderer. |
| Why does Victor travel to the Alpine valley? | He can not bear the guilt and anxiety any longer. He goes to relive his boyhood experiences, to escape from his feelings, memories and his past. He feels more at ease in the mountains and is able to sleep soundly. This recalls the Romantic tradition of seeking solace in nature. |
| How are the romantic themes of isolation, despair and suicide revealed in chapter 9? | Victor is only interested in death-like solitude as a kind of consolation. His going to sail alone in the night reveals his loneliness, and he contemplates suicide |
| Why does the author choose to emphasize Mount Blanc in this novel? | It is a towering mountain, which is remarkable for its size and power. Victor looks up to it and gains some amount of courage from it. |
| What does the monster want from Victor? | to respect his creation and to comply with his conditions or the monster will wreck havoc in the form of death on Victor's family. |
| How does the monster draw a parallel between himself and Milton's satan? | he talks about how all of mankind hates him and how he is in turn forced to hate them. He claims that he has been forced to hate his creator just as Lucifer had turned against God. |
| How is the monster treated whenever he encounters a human? | They reject him and drive him away with sticks or stones as if he was an animal. |
| What happens to the monster when he reaches the cottage? | He understands the emotions of love. His experiences observing this family show that he is capable of sympathy. He comes across as more humane than any other human. |
| Why is the family unhappy under the present circumstances? | They are living in poverty and are barely able to sustain themselves. Yet they try to rise above their sorrow and be cheerful. They need each other and it shows in the way they love each other. |
| What are the names of the boy and girl living in the cottage? | Felix and Agatha |
| What is the name of the family friend who does not speak their language because she is Arabian? | Safie |
