... that led to my ruin."(21) He also describes himself "to a great degree, self taught"(21) It seems that his father is not interested enough in what his son is studying, and takes little notice of what he is doing. The first tragedy in his life occurs when he is seventeen and his mother dies having contracted Scarlet Fever from Elizabeth ... creature spends his first days in a forest much like an abandoned child. The creature describes it as "I knew, and could distinguish nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept."(71) He learns that drinking from the stream wi...

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... that led to my ruin."(21) He also describes himself "to a great degree, self taught"(21) It seems that his father is not interested enough in what his son is studying, and takes little notice of what he is doing. The first tragedy in his life occurs when he is seventeen and his mother dies having contracted Scarlet Fever from Elizabeth ... creature spends his first days in a forest much like an abandoned child. The creature describes it as "I knew, and could distinguish nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept."(71) He learns that drinking from the stream wi...

• Word Count: 837
• Approx Pages: 3