Chapter 16
Rejected by the De Lacey family, the creature burns their cottage and vows revenge on Victor.
4 argumentative units
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- 01The creature's despair upon realizing rejection is permanent
The creature comes to understand that the De Lacey family has permanently rejected him and will never accept him, leading to a profound despair that consumes him entirely.
- 02The creature's vow of revenge against Victor
The creature explicitly vows that if Victor will not be his companion, he will be his enemy, and swears to pursue him on his wedding night and beyond.
- 03The creature's destructive act of burning the cottage
The creature acts on his rage by setting fire to the De Lacey cottage, destroying the home and any possibility of reconciliation with the family he once admired.
- 04The creature's declaration of irrevocable enmity toward Victor
The creature declares that he has severed himself from humanity and now exists solely to exact revenge on Victor for his abandonment and the misery it has caused.