e of this unhappy upheaval was
             Safie's father, a wealthy Turkish merchant who had been unjustly imprisoned by the Parisian government.
             All of Paris knew that racism, and a hatred of the merchant's Islamic faith, were the true cause of his
             incarceration. Felix, appalled by this injustice, went to the merchant's cell and vowed to do everything in
             his power to liberate him. To encourage the young man, the merchant promised Felix the hand of his
             beautiful daughter in marriage. The two young people fell in love immediately upon seeing one another,
             and eagerly looked forward to their union. The merchant, however, loathed the idea of his cherished
             daughter marrying a Christian, and conceived a plan to betray Felix and take his daughter with him to
             Turkey. Safie, for her part, did not wish to return to her native land: her mother had been a Christian, and
             she longed for the greater freedom enjoyed by women in the countries of Europe.
             From the history of the cottage-dwellers, the creature learns to admire virtue and despise vice. In
             that same summer he comes across a satchel of three books: Paradise Lost, Plutarch's lives, Sorrows of
             Werter. These books are his treasures, and they are of infinite importance. The creature reads of gentle,
             domestic manners, high thoughts, despondency and gloom. His view of the world is expanded. He tries to
             apply his reading to his condition, and still is left with questions of who he is and where he came from.
             Paradise Lost especially holds his interest. In his mind, the biblical story defines his own. He wonders if
             perhaps he isn't Satan, for when he sees the happy family, he is envious. In his clothing, the creature
             discovers Frankenstein's science journal, and learns the circumstances of his creation.
             The creature curses that he did not die. Revenge and hatred is slowly taking over his body. He
             wants to create destruction. All of his toil for nothing, to be spurned and h...