Rhea 1
Jackson Rhea
Mrs. Kelly
ENH 110
Fall 2018
Frankenstein Double Entry Journal
Essential Passage
Commentary
Letter 1: Walton looks for a ship, recalls his life events Walton’s Narrative
“If I succeed, many many months, perhaps years, will pass before you and I may meet. If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never” (19).
Walton is embarking on this journey with great ambitions, but also with the realization that it is dangerous. If he succeeds, he will will be gone a long time. If he fails, he may never be seen again. This shows how strongly he feels about it– perhaps how far he’ll be willing to go to accomplish it?
Letter 2: He describes his crew Walton’s Narrative
”I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavor to sustain me in dejection” (5).
Walton throughout this letter lets it be very clear that he is need of a friend one of similar tastes and intellect and it seems that if he won’t have a friend he will be very unhappy. This letter brings forth the question why does Walton have no friends and how will this affect him through the story?
Letter 3: His voyage of discovery begins Walton’s Narrative
”I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose, nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them” (9).
The entirety of letter three describes how nothing bad has happened yet and that his journey is going better than he anticipated. The third letter has many implications of foreshadowing that hint for something worse to come to Walton and his crew.
Letter 4: He sights the Creature, meets and talks with Victor Walton’s Narrative
“I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you: yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale, one that will direct you if you succeed in your undertaking and console you in case of failure” (16).
Walton’s describes how he found the creature in the ice and they resuscitate him and Walton believes that he is his friend now because they have so many common interests. They also described how another person was pursuing him so it makes the reader wonder is the man that was pursuing him going to come back?
Chapter 1: Victor’s parents’ history; Elizabeth is adopted Victor’s Narrative
“I with childish seriousness, interpreted her words literally and looked upon Elizabeth as mine–mine to protect, love, and cherish” (24).
“My family is one of the most distinguished of that republic my ancestors had been for many years counselors and syndics and my father had filled several public situations with honor and reputation” (19).
Chapter one describes that Victor’s dad met his wife through his best friends daughter shortly after he passed away they then adopted Elizabeth when they passed through a cottage at the Lakes of Como. He goes on to describe how he forever will cherish her and protect her as his own. This chapter brings insight into how Victor’s early life was and where that could take him because he grew up in a very well known and wealthy family allowing him to pursue anything he wants as a future career which could allude to how he became a scientist. The relationship that Victor and Elizabeth have seems to foreshadow to later on in the story and they might get married because he never calls her his sister and specifically his cousin.
Chapter 2: Victor’s childhood; his interest in science Victor’s Narrative
“I was indifferent, therefore, to my schoolfellows in general; but one among them. Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva” (26).
“If instead of this remark, my father had taken the pains to explain to me that the principles of Agrippa had been entirely exploded and that a modern system of science had been introduced which possessed much greater powers… I should certainly have thrown Agrippa aside” (28).
Victor talks about how he became fond of science through false natural philosophers which he didn’t know that at the time but he also compares himself to Elizabeth and that she studies poets and the arts while he focuses on science. He finds his interest in science when he sees a tree get struck by lightning and explode. Since Victor has a friend which is Clerval who is probably one of the only people he can talk to so when he creates the creature he might be able to tell him what actually happened and ask him for assistance. Did the teachings of false natural philosophers drive the fact he would try to bring life back into a lifeless being or even if he didn’t read those books would he still have performed this experiment?
Chapter 3: His mother’s death; Krempe and Waldman Victor’s Narrative
“These philosophers… ascend into the heavens; discover how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breathe. They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers: they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadow”(38).
“On the third day my mother was sickened; her fever was accompanied by the most alarming symptoms, and the looks of her medical attendants prognosticated the worst event” (32).
Victor’s sister Elizabeth is diagnosed with scarlet fever and his mom takes care of her till Elizabeth is cured but she is then given the sickness ultimately killing her. She wants them to marry each other then victor goes off to ingolstadt to study which he meets two professors who teach him all he has learned was a waste of time. How does victor handle the death of his mother and how does it drive him in his studies will it be the driving force for the creation of the creature? Upon hearing the words of his professor seemed to empower and fuel his own ambitions of becoming a scientist and discovering new things which sets up for the future of this story
Chapter 4: Works on creature; neglects family Victor’s Narrative
“I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as if I had been guilty of a crime” (47).
“Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no visit to Geneva, but was engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make” (41).
Throughout this chapter Victor develops the mindset of work before anything else and he begins to suffer a sickness because he is working so much on his creature and he begins to neglect his family which is why he doesn’t write to them. Victor’s pursuits are obviously influenced not only by his love for the sciences but also the hope to rid the world of all disease because of the death of his mother. Because Victor is working so much and won’t rest or live a healthier lifestyle how close to death will he drive himself?
Chapter 5: Creature awakens; Victor’s illness & recovery Victor’s Narrative
”I was disturbed with the wildest dreams I thought I saw Elizabeth… I embraced her, but as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips, they became livid with the hue of death… and I thought I held the corpse of my dead mother in my arms” (49).
“I threw the door forcibly open, as children are accustomed to do when they expect a specter on the other side but nothing appeared” (52).
Victor brings life to the creature but all his visions of a successful finish vanish and he is horrified with what he made because he now realizes that it was a huge mistake he runs away and meets Clerval who just was allowed to study at ingolstadt and he notices victor is very sick so Clerval takes care of him through his several month sickness. The dream that he had with Elizabeth changing into his dead mom really showed that the creature is affecting his mind to the point where all he thinks about is the creature. Since the creature is gone where could it have gone it may have returned to Geneva or maybe remains in Ingolstadt?
Chapter 6: Elizabeth’s 1st letter; return to Geneva Victor’s Narrative
”you have been ill, very ill, and even the constant letters of dear kind Henry are not sufficient to reassure me on your account you are forbidden to write to hold a pen yet one word from you dear victor is necessary to calm our apprehensions” (55).
“M. Waldman inflicted torture when he praised, with kindness and warmth, the astonishing progress I made in the sciences he soon perceived that I disliked the subject but not guessing the real cause” (60).
Victor reads the first letter Elizabeth writes to him urging that he writes to them in his own handwriting as soon as he can. He decides that have must return to Geneva to see his family. The past events show clearly that the awakening of the creature has dramatically affected him because now he despises the thing he most loves which is the sciences and hates any praise that he is given. The letters that Victor is receiving gives an idea of just how long he has been gone for because he has been so caught up in solely his studies that he has forgot to write back to his family back in Geneva which leaves them very worried.
Chapter 7: His father’s letter (more death); return home Victor’s Narrative
“At first I wished to hurry on, for I longed to console and sympathize with my loved and sorrowing friends; but when I drew near my home town, I slackened my progress I could hardly sustain the multitude of feelings that crowded into my mind” (67).
“I perceived in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me… its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity… could he be the murderer of my brother” (69)?
Before Victor arrives in Geneva he receives another letter from his father saying that his younger brother William was murdered and he must return home. Victor quickly rushes home and he gets locked outside the house for the night. He believes it is the creature but he won’t tell anyone because they will think he is a crazy person. Justine is the one who is blamed because there is a photo that she is holding that William had before he died. As Victor approaches his hometown the fear of seeing his family after six whole years gets the better of him making him slow down and the guilt he is beginning to feel about the creature is settling back into place ultimately setting the stage for what is to come. If the creature killed William what actions will he take to destroy the creature and will he turn himself in with the unrelenting agony of all the guilt piling on?
Chapter 8: Justine’s trial; prison visit Victor’s Narrative
“I had before experienced sensations of horror… but words cannot convey an idea of the heart sickening despair that I then endured” (79).
“I feel the sincerest gratitude towards those who think of me with kindness how sweet is the affection of others to such a wretch I am” (82).
Justine’s trial was held and the entire Frankenstein family was there to watch but the amount of evidence against her could not change the course of the trial and she was sentenced to death. Before that Victor and Elizabeth visit her in the prison cell where she starts uncontrollably crying and calling herself a bad person. The death of William already deeply scarred Victor but the death of Justine as well to his very own creature takes an extreme toll on his mental health. When Justine is in the prison cell she starts to believe she is a bad person and deserves what she is getting which leads to the question how will the rest of the family handle this unfortunate event?
Chapter 9: Mourning and guilt; journey to the Alps Victor’s Narrative
“This state of mind preyed upon my health, which had perhaps never entirely recovered from the first shock it had sustained I had shunned the face of man; all sound of joy or complacency was tortue to me solitude was my only consolation” (85).
“Our house was the house of mourning my father’s health was deeply shaken by the horror of the recent events Elizabeth was sad and desponding she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations” (87).
Victor can’t control the grief he his undertaking because its all he thinks about now and cannot find a moment of peace which is why he has to leave his family and go on a trip to the Alps alone which upon arriving he finds a little peace under all the natural beauty the Alps has to offer. This chapter clearly shines on the fact that not only is this event affecting victor but his father is worsening in health and Elizabeth can’t even find joy in basic duties anymore because of the death of Justine. Will Victor become so taken over by grief that he has to tell the truth about the creature and turn himself in as a murderer?
Chapter 10: Victor and the Creature on Mont Blanc Victor’s Narrative
“Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed” (96).
“My heart was full, and I did not answer him, but as I proceeded, I weighed the various arguments that he had used and determined at least to listen to his tale. I was partly urged by curiosity, and compassion confirmed my resolution” (98).
Victor begins to take a walk on Mont Blanc and throughout the journey he comes across his creature and wants to fight it but the creature just wants to tell Victor his story and Victore refuses so the creature says if you don’t I will kill all of your family and take out my anger on mankind. The creature upon meeting Victor on the mountain wanted to be Adam which is a reference to Adam and Eve where he is the first of his species but instead he calls himself the devil/ fallen angel which assists in his loneliness because Victor his creator calls him the devil on multiple accounts. Even though Victor has pure hatred for the creature and himself he still ends up listening to the creature out of curiosity not because he feels bad.
Chapter 11: The Creature’s journey away from Ingolstadt The Creature’s Narrative
“I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch I knew and could distinguish nothing but feel pain invade me on all sides I sat down and wept” (100).
“I arrived at a village… but I hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked and one of the women fainted some attacked me until grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons… a cottage of neat and pleasant appearance… I dare not enter” (103).
The creature after leaving Victor’s apartment he ventured on into town where he was quickly thrown stones at and everyone ran away from him which made the creature very upset he went onward into the snowy fields and found a small cottage where one man resided. The creature approached the cottage and scared away the man so the creature spent the night in the cottage. Afterwards he left and found a small village and noticed a woman and an old man living in a home where he took note of all the duties they did around the home. Upon being awakened the creature had a natural curiosity within himself to explore but this ended up hurting him because he didn’t realize that people would react so badly to him which sets the reason for why he killed William. Since the creature can express his emotions and has basic emotions and senses as any normal human being can he show to Victor that he is indeed close to being human and doesn’t want to hurt anyone?
Chapter 12: Discovers the De Lacey family The Creature’s Narrative
“What did their tears imply? Did they really express pain? I was at first unable to solve these questions, but perpetual attention and time explained to me many appearances which were at first enigmatic” (109).
“But how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool! At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror; and when I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification” (112).
The creature describes his learning of the english language and began to do some of the families duties such as getting firewood for them. They believed it to be a good spirit but it was really the creature. He also talks about how he is trying to figure out ways to introduce himself without them being scared and running away. The first quote demonstrates how the creature is developing some humanity where he is now able to tell emotions of people and understand the reasons why plus he begins to emphasize with them as well. The creature finally understands why everyone runs away from him or screams or faints because he is even scared of himself when he looks in the mirror.
Chapter 13: Safie arrives; learning language The Creature’s Narrative
”while I improve in speech, I also learned the science of letters as it was taught to the stranger, and this opened before me a wide field for wonder and delight” (118).
“I was not even of the same nature as man I was more agile than they and could subsist upon coarser diet…when I looked around I saw and heard of none like me was I then a monster a blot upon the earth from which all men fled and whom all men discovered” (119).
The creature describes his encounter with safie and how she is being taught the cottagers language which enables the creature to begin learning the language. Because the creature has now begun to learn the language that the cottagers speak he can now pursue more intellectual paths to learn about everything this world has to offer to him like people skills, empathy, and several others. While pursuing the knowledge that he desires he understands that he is one of a kind the only of his “species” because of all the differences he has to man.
Chapter 14: The De Lacey family history The Creature’s Narrative
“The Turk quickly perceived the impression that his daughter had made on the heart of Felix and endeavoured to secure him more entirely in his interests by the promise of her hand in marriage so soon as he should be conveyed to a place of safety” (123).
“The government of France was greatly enraged at the escape of their victim and spared no pains to detect and punish his deliverer the plot of Felix was quickly discovered and Delacey and Agatha were thrown into prison” (125).
The creature describes the history of the Delacey’s and that they are exiles because Felix the son wanted to help The Turk out of prison which Felix believes he was wrongfully accused. He thought of a plan which worked on getting the Turk out of France but the rest of his family was thrown into jail.The Turk’s daughter falls in love with Felix and Felix returns to the prison. They are exiled and Safie finds them later on. The quote brings understanding to the reader why Safie goes to their cottage to learn their language plus her backstory and why Felix is so affectionate to her it’s because they are married. Because of Felix’s plan they now live a life of poverty and sadness when they had extreme wealth and fame but proves how much he needs his family because he could have easily been sentenced to death instead of exile.
Chapter 15: The Creature’s book; reveals himself to the family The Creature’s Narrative
“Hateful day when I received life… accursed creator why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust God, in pity; made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance” (131).
“He dashed me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick I could have torn him limb from limb, as the lion rends the antelope but my heart sank within me as with bitter sickness, and I refrained” (136).
The creature develops a plan to introduce himself to the family but he does it in the way where it was expected to go wrong he begins by talking to the blind man and then while talking Felix, Agatha, and Safie walk in where Safie runs away, Felix beats the creature, and Agatha faints the creature then proceeds to run away. The creature shows time and time again that he hates himself and especially Victor for creating him to where he scares anyone who crosses his path he says he can’t even be like satan because satan had companions but he is truly alone in the world. The second quote proves that the creature doesn’t exist to hurt people he just wants friends because he could easily have killed Felix but he didn’t because that’s the type of person the creature is all he longs for is a friend but everybody is too scared to approach him.
Chapter 16: The Creature’s revenge The Creature’s Narrative
“My protectors had departed and had broken the only link that held me to the world for the first time the feelings of revenge and hatred filled my bosom and I did not strive to control them” (139).
“I hardly knew why but when the man saw me draw near he aimed a gun which he carried, at my body and fired” (142).
The creature gets to the part of his tale where he meets William but the reason for William’s death was not with the purpose of just to kill but rather he saved a girl who fell in the river and then got shot by the girl’s father the creature goes into hiding and then William crosses his path and tells him that his father will kill him which enrages the creature and he kills William. He sees the lockett and puts it in Justine’s possession. The creature feels that no matter how hard he tries he cannot assimilate into this world and allows the feelings of hatred and revenge to sepe through which could be the reason he kills William and the fact he mentioned Frankenstein’s family. The creature is deeply scarred by this outcome after he saves this man’s daughter because he expected to be repaid with thanks or kindness not getting shot.
Chapter 17: Victor’s argument with the Creature; a new promise Victor’s Narrative
“It is true we shall be monsters cut off from all the world but on that account we shall be more attached to one another our lives will not be happy but they will be harmless and free from misery I now feel” (148).
“You swear to be harmless but have you not already shown a degree of malice that should reasonably make me distrust you may not this be a feint that will increase your triumph by affording a wider scope for your revenge” (150).
The creature finishes his tale and pleads with Victor to make him another creature but of the other sex. Victor throughout the chapter switches his viewpoint on his plea because at first he hates the idea but near the end he begins to have compassion and agrees to make a new creature and then Victor arrives back at home. All the creature wants is peace with another of his kind which is why he is asking Victor to make another creature but why won’t Victor agree to this if it gets the creature out of his life? Victor feels extreme distrust towards the creature because he feels that with making another creature they together can wreak havoc on mankind which Victor does not want.
Chapter 18: Procrastination; his father’s worries; to England with Clerval Victor’s Narrative
“One paternal kind precaution he had taken to ensure my having a companion without previously communicating with me he had in concert with Elizabeth arranged that Clerval should join me at Strasbourg” (156).
“And where does he now exist is this gentle and lovely being lost forever has this mind so replete with ideas, imaginations fanciful and magnificent, which formed a world whose existence depended on the life of its creator has this mind perished does it now only exist in my memory” (160).
Shortly after the conversation with the creature Victor spends a few days at home before going back to England to work on another creature. Clerval is also sent with him to keep him company but this worries Victor as the creature will make sure to be checking on Victor’s progress. With Clerval joining Victor to Strasbourg how will Clerval take in the knowledge on what Victor really plans to do will he try and stop him or let him continue his plan? Victor begins to believe that the creature may just be gone now and actually never followed him because he begins to ask if the creature only now exists in his memory this however is not true because of the beginning of the novel.
Chapter 19: To Orkneys; working on a new creature Victor’s Narrative
“We had arrived in England at the beginning of October and it was now February we accordingly determined to commence our journey towards the north at the expiration of another month” (163).
“For an instant I dared to shake off my chains and look around me with a free and lofty spirit but the iron had eaten my flesh and I sank again trembling and hopeless into my miserable self” (165).
Victor and Clerval are traveling around England progressively heading north to victor's laboratory to where he can make the other creature he also hearsay another scientist obtaining some of the scientific breakthroughs victor has already achieved so victor stops by him and Clerval begins to become inspired which in a way worries victor. Why are victor and Clerval not heading straight to the lab is victor trying to hold off making the creature? Victor can’t shake off the creature not even for a second from his mind because it has cut him so deeply and he can’t even enjoy nature anymore which he seems to find happiness from.
Chapter 20: Change of heart; the Creature’s rage; Victor’s arrest Victor’s Narrative
“They might even hate each other the creature who already lived loathed his own deformity and might he not conceive a greater abhorrence for it when it came before his eyes in the female form” (170).
“You can blast my other passions but revenge remains… dearer than light or food I may die but first you my tyrant and tormentor shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery beware for I am fearless and therefore powerful… I shall be with you on your wedding night” (173).
Victor changes his mind on making another creature and he destroys his other creation right in front of the creature which angers him and he threatens Victor that he should watch out on his wedding night. He then leaves and sails away and dumps all his equipment in the ocean and arrives in a new area and is put under arrest for the killing of a man. The reason for Victor’s change in heart is he doesn’t have faith in how small the chances are for his creation of a female creature actually working the way it is supposed to which starts the beginning of Victor’s downfall by the creature. Will the creature kill Elizabeth on the night of their marriage and if so what other lengths will the creature go to make Victor suffer?
Chapter 21: Imprisonment; his father’s help Victor’s Narrative
“I saw the lifeless form of Henry Clerval stretched before me… have my murderous machinations deprived you also my dearest Henry, of life” (182)?
“At these moments I often endeavoured to put an end to the existence I loathed and it required unceasing attendance and vigilance to restrain me from committing some dreadful act of violence… it was necessary to watch over the lives of those I so fondly loved and to lie in wait for the murderer” (189).
Victor gets placed in prison and is brought to the body of his best friend Clerval who was strangled to death by the creature. The final verdict comes out and he is released on the fact there wasn’t enough evidence against him to sentence him to death. Him and his father quickly begin a voyage back to Geneva where Victor is constantly attacked by terrors of the creature keeping him ill and without sleep. The decision that Victor made back in his lab has completely backfired on him leading to the death of his best friend Clerval which might foreshadow what will happen to the rest of his family. Clearly Victor can’t handle these feelings of guilt for William, Justine, and Clerval and he wants to commit suicide but everytime he thinks of that he also remembers that he needs to protect the remaining people that he so dearly loves.
Chapter 22: Elizabeth’s 2nd letter; marriage Victor’s Narrative
“Alas my father how little do you know me human beings their feelings and passions would indeed be degraded if such a wretch as I felt pride” (191).
“In the meantime I took every precaution to defend me I carried pistols and a dagger constantly about me and was ever on the watch to prevent artifice and by these means gained a greater degree of tranquility” (199).
Victor gets a letter from Elizabeth worrying about his health and fearing he doesn’t love her. Victor returns back to Geneva and his father plans Victor’s wedding. Victor also begins to carry weapons with him as a means to protect himself from the creature which he believes is drawing ever so near to him. Victor feels that nobody should support him or allow him to be happy in any form if they knew what he did which is why he remains in this melancholy depressed state of mind because he believes he doesn’t deserve happiness. Victor is getting more and more anxious and upset as he approaches his wedding day because he thinks the creature will arrive that day so he begins to carry weapons which help him feel better but will it be able to stop the creature if he does arrive?
Chapter 23: Honeymoon Victor’s Narrative
“I saw at the open window a figure the most hideous and abhorred a grin was on the face of the monster he seemed to jeer as with his fiendish finger he pointed towards the corpse of my wife” (204).
“You refuse my just demand I have but one resource and I devote myself either in my life or death to his destruction” (208).
On his wedding night Victor is searching his house for ways for the creature to enter when he hears a scream and Elizabeth he finds has been killed by the hands of the creature. This brings a great deal of sadness upon Victor and his family and Victor is put in jail again but released due to mental illness he then tells a magistrate of his history and being denied he sentences his life to see the end of his creature. The creature seemed to be satisfied with his latest kill is this the end of deaths caused by the creature or is it just the beginning? By what means is Victor going to go to until the creature is destroyed?
Chapter 24: Search for the Creature; death; visit to the magistrate; journey to the Arctic Victor’s Narrative
“I was answered through the stillness of night by a loud and fiendish laugh… I am satisfied miserable wretch you have determined to live and I am satisfied” (211-212).
“Follow me I seek the everlasting ices of the north where you will feel the misery of cold and frost to which I am impassive you will find near this place if you follow not too tardily a dead hare eat and be refreshed come on my enemy we have yet to wrestle for our lives but many hard and miserable hours must you endure until that period shall arrive” (214).
Victor describes of his journey of pursuing the creature which goes all the way until he met Walton. He was able to stay alive through the need for vengeance and the need to rid the world of the creature. Victor describes how he went through town after town in the snow and ice with very low provisions just to get nearer to the creature. This quote demonstrates that the creature is indeed satisfied even without killing Victor because he has made Victor suffer through several deaths which were his fault and the creature has seen how this destroys him. The creature only helps Victor draw nearer to him because he needs him to stay alive to suffer more and more hardships and Victor desires to stay alive due to sheer vengeance which is why the creature knows he can keep running.
Chapter 24: Walton’s letter 4 continues: final decisions and resolutions Walton’s Narrative
“The only joy that he can now know will be when he composes his shattered spirit to peace and death yet he enjoys one comfort the offspring of solitude and delirium” (219).
“Oh Frankenstein generous and self devoted being what does it avail that I now ask thee to pardon me I who irretrievably destroyed thee by destroying all thou lovedst” (228)?
Victor finishes his tale and Walton has to return to England because a mutiny will take place if he does not comply. Victor becomes so ill he cannot get out of bed and eventually dies. Walton leaves for some time only to come back to the creature standing over the corpse of his creator with sadness describing how he will go relinquish the world from himself and never be seen again. The first quote has significance in the fact Victor knows he is unable to finish his mission and now awaits the moment he has been drawing nearer to the moment where he may finally die. The second quote brings to light the creature’s more human side where he is asking for forgiveness because he feels that he is owed even though he committed all these crimes against Victor.