According to the introduction to frankenstein by mary shelley, what motivates the four friends to write ghost stories

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Ineed this answer “do you believe in free will or determination? why? ”

Read the passage from “the caged bird.” but a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. the last line in this stanza indicates a tone of acceptance jealousy peacefulness desperation