Frankenstein Quotes
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"He struggled violently. 'Let me go,' he cried; 'monster! Ugly wretch! You wish to eat me and tear me to pieces. You are an ogre. Let me go, or I will tell my papa.'
"'Boy, you will never see your father again; you must come with me.'
"'Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a syndic—he is M. Frankenstein—he will punish you. You dare not keep me.'"
Context
We're in Chapter 16 of Frankenstein, and the monster makes it to Geneva only to run into William Frankenstein, Victor's younger brother. Apparently shallowness runs in the family because William reacts much the same way Victor did, calling the monster ugly and wretched.
Where you've heard it
The phrase "hideous monster" has made its way into common language to describe more things than just an ogre-like being created by a mad scientist.
- There's a book by that name about race theory.
- Someone wrote a kind of disturbing poem by that name.
- And we dare you to do a Google image search for "hideous monster."
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Screaming "hideous monster!" in someone's face may not be pretentious, but it sure ain't nice.