"Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed." pg 69
The creature is meeting and talking to Victor Frankenstein, his creator, for the first time in two years. Victor is a full grown man. His monster is just a two year old in the terms of the world. So, its ironic that when they meet, Victor greets his brainchild with threats, anger, petulance, and ignorance while the creations greets him with eloquent pleas, supplications, and perfect grammar. Victor tries to talk with his fists, but the monster merely begs for a chance to be heard. When the monster finally gets Victor to calm down, he begins on the tale of how he grew up so quickly.
Its's shocking to hear the monster speak so perfectly. He evens makes biblical allusions like the one quoted above. I had a really hard time believing that he could learn that much in only two years. He also seemed strangely familiar with human ways, terms, and expectations that wouldn't normally come to someone so young in years. It made me wonder about whether or not he has a soul, or a genuine personality. Maybe he's just sort of like a blank computer that you can fill up with information and experiences. Or maybe when he was built, the spark that gave him life even gave him a soul. Either way, he is definitely not what Frankenstein or I expected.
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