Frankenstein, Chapter 16 summary
Chapter 16 of 28 · Part 2 · 13 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 16, the creature recounts burning the abandoned cottage, suffering a gunshot after rescuing a girl, killing a child connected to Frankenstein, and planting the child's portrait on a sleeping woman. He ends his account by demanding that his creator make a companion who shares his deformity and isolation.
What happens
- The creature hopes to regain De Lacey's sympathy, but Felix removes the family from the cottage, which the creature then burns.
- He travels toward Geneva to seek help and justice from his creator.
- He rescues a drowning girl, but a countryman shoots him, renewing his determination to take revenge.
- Near Geneva, he seizes a child for companionship, then kills him after hearing the name Frankenstein.
- He takes a portrait from the child and hides it in a sleeping woman's dress to make her bear the blame.
- He ends his account by demanding a companion of his own kind.
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What to notice
The creature turns his account of suffering into a specific demand. He treats shared deformity as the basis for acceptance unavailable from humans.
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Why does the creature hide the portrait in the sleeping woman's dress?
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