Chapter 11

The Creature recounts his first days of life: a blur of sensations in the forest near Ingolstadt, wonder at the moon, and the discovery of fire and its uses. As food grows scarce, he wanders into snowy open country, briefly shelters in a shepherd’s hut, and later reaches a village, where he is violently driven away. He finds refuge in a hovel adjoining a cottage and begins secretly observing the gentle, sorrowful family within, moved by their music, kindness, and evening routines by candlelight.