FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MARY SHELLEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He meets an old lady who offers him private lessons
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By observing the family of a blind men and by reading their books
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He threatens people who could teach him
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He teaches himself to read Victor’s diaries
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Detailed explanation-1: -By observing the family, he realizes that the sounds they make have meaning and that they are communicating with each other. He decides to approach the family once he can master their language. Throughout the winter, he continues to help the family and learns to talk by watching them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Monster learns to speak by spying on the DeLacey family. He lives for over a year in a “hovel, ” a small shed attached to the DeLaceys’ cottage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Observing his neighbors for an extended period of time, the monster notices that they often seem unhappy, though he is unsure why. He eventually realizes, however, that their despair results from their poverty, to which he has been contributing by surreptitiously stealing their food.
Detailed explanation-4: -Originally a well-to-do family from France, the De Lacey’s have been exiled from France to Germany. The monster learns the French language from the family and practices those words by himself.
Detailed explanation-5: -The monster’s observation of the DeLacey family teaches him the concept of sympathy. He becomes aware of the family’s financial situation through close observation of their behavior.