Sammanfattning av Frankenstein, Chapter 9

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1. Victor suffers sleeplessness, remorse, and isolation, while his father urges him to consider the needs of his living family.
2. After the family moves to Belrive, Victor takes solitary boat trips and considers drowning, but concern for his family restrains him.
3. Victor longs to destroy his creation, whom he blames for William’s and Justine’s deaths.
4. Elizabeth mourns Justine, questions human justice, and urges Victor to reject despair and revenge.
5. Victor travels toward Chamounix, where mountain scenery and childhood memories bring moments of relief from grief.
6. He reaches the village exhausted, watches lightning over Mont Blanc, and falls asleep to the river’s sound.

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Victor distinguishes direct action from moral responsibility. His private guilt explains why ordinary comfort cannot reach him.

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