Frankenstein chapter 13-15 Chapter Thirteen

1. This chapter introduces another outsider, Safie the Arabian. Like the creature, she is also
Othered. How is her status as Other different than its status? Why is there a difference between the
two? What makes her more acceptable than it?

2. Like Victor Frankenstein, his creation seeks knowledge, but "sorrow only increased with
knowledge. Oh, that I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the
sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat!" Why doesn't knowledge bring the creature happiness? How
are Victor and his creation similar in this way? What is the novel suggesting about knowledge?

Chapter Fourteen

1. In this chapter, we discover the history of the De Laceys, Felix, and Safie. Why does Shelley
give us a chapter long summary of them? What should we garner from their story within a story?
What would Frankenstein lose if this chapter were cut?

2. Frankenstein's creature learns of social hierarchy in this chapter. How do you think this will
affect it? What do you think will happen when it finds out its place in society? Being a highly
intelligent, massive, humanoid creature, where do you think it fits in the hierarchy?

Chapter Fifteen

1. The education of the creature comes from observing the cottagers. It is watching and learning
instead of experiencing. How could this be dangerous? What elements could it be missing or
misinterpreting since it is not actually experiencing what it is learning, especially regarding the
topics of mankind and humanity?