4) What is the primary purpose of this passage?
To critique the farming traditions of America by
giving an account of an especially hard life.
To make a case for the ethics of a bygone age as
opposed to the present one.
To describe the details of the narrator's simple but
happy childhood.
D)
To give an account of the narrator's grandfather's life.

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?