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Which three parts of this excerpt from Frankenstein show that the creature is innocent and helpless like a newborn child when it first appears in the novel?

Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley (excerpt)
A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me, and I saw, felt, heard, and smelt, at the same time; and it was, indeed, a long time before I learned to distinguish between the operations of my various senses. By degrees, I remember, a stronger light pressed upon my nerves, so that I was obliged to shut my eyes. Before I had quitted your apartment, on a sensation of cold, I had covered myself with some clothes; but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night. I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish, nothing; but, feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept. Sometimes I wished to express my sensations in my own mode, but the uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened me into silence again.



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Three parts of the excerpt that show the creature's innocence and helplessness like a newborn child are:

1. "A strange multiplicity of sensations seized me..." - This portrays the overwhelming experience of new sensations, much like a newborn encountering the world for the first time.

2. "...I was obliged to shut my eyes." - Closing its eyes due to the intensity of light suggests a vulnerability and the need to shield itself from overwhelming stimuli, similar to a newborn's instinctive response.

3. "I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch..." - This statement directly conveys the creature's sense of helplessness and vulnerability, akin to a newborn who relies entirely on others for care and protection.

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