"I was the slave, not the master, of an impulse, which I detested, yet could not disobey." (pg. 164)
At this point, the creature is being questioned as to why he did such horrible things. The creature basically says that it's his nature. It's not his fault that the devil or some evil force was persuading him to act a certain way. He felt as though he had no other choice than evil. This is similar to the temptations that humans face everyday. They can either choose to do good and what pleases God or do bad things and follow the devil. He also said that he really just wanted sympathy. The monster was never given sympathy except when he was explaining himself to others.
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