Which 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.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

6  then the  lord  said to cain, “why are you angry?   why is your face downcast?   7  if you do what is right, will you not be accepted? but if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;   it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8  now cain said to his brother abel, “let’s go out to the field.”  while they were in the field, cain attacked his brother abel and killed him.

because you can no longer feel the bubbles or hear the waves  

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