Question

Which three phrases from the passage clearly critique the class system as the creature reveals his dawning understanding of it?

Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley (excerpt) Every conversation of the cottagers now opened new wonders to me. While I listened to the instructions which Felix bestowed upon the Arabian, the strange system of human society was explained to me. I heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty; of rank, descent, and noble blood. The words induced me to turn towards myself. I learned that the possessions most esteemed by your fellow-creatures were, high and unsullied descent united with riches. A man might be respected with only one of these acquisitions; but without either he was considered, except in very rare instances, as a vagabond and a slave, doomed to waste his powers for the profit of the chosen few. And what was I? Of my creation and creator I was absolutely ignorant; but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property.

Answer 1

There are three different answers, explained next.

Step-by-step explanation:

Frankenstein was a novel written by British writer Mary Shelley, a gothic novel published in 1818. Its main themes are moral (in different fields, like science) and creation of life.

At the very end of the excerpt, we can see three different aspects criticized, which are money, friends, and property:

Money: I heard of the division of property; of rank, descent, and noble blood and squalid poverty. The speaker clearly exposes the financial differences among the population.

Friends: by your fellow-creatures, in this phrase, we can see that the speaker puts some distance by using the word "creatures" instead of any other, readers can understand that the speaker does not give relevance to people around him.

Property: A man might be respected with only one of these acquisitions. In this phrase, we can see that the speaker deducts property is the only way to gain respect.

Answer 2

The following three phrases critique the class system as the creature , Frankenstein, reveals his dawning underatanding of it:

1. no money ( The creature realises that the possession of money is one of the key elements in the class system, but he possesses no money);
2. no friends ( He refers to your fellow-creatures. They valued from you your possessions );
3. no kind of property. ( Property of immense wealth. It was generally inherited).