Frankenstein, Chapter 20 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Fearing another dangerous creature and a race of offspring, the narrator destroys his unfinished work while his first creation watches.
2. The creature confronts him, demands obedience, and threatens to return on his wedding night when he refuses.
3. A letter from Clerval prompts the narrator to plan his departure and clear his laboratory.
4. He sinks the remains at sea, falls asleep in his boat, and wakes dangerously far from shore.
5. He reaches a town whose hostile inhabitants take him to a magistrate to answer for a gentleman’s murder.

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The creature claims control through his power to cause suffering. The narrator’s refusal challenges that power and turns their dispute toward revenge.

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