"Left in the Dust" by Ruth Winne Roberts, from Cricket Magazine, September 2006. Copyright (c) 2006 by Carus Publishing d/b/a Cricket Media
How do paragraphs 1-3 contribute to the development of the central ideas of the passage?
The paragraphs introduce the idea that people should have expected significant transportation
changes to occur in their lifetime.
The paragraphs show that people accepted many new inventions but could not foresee that anything
could replace the horse
The paragraphs grab the reader's attention by showing how people failed to appreciate the new
conveniences available to them
The paragraphs use distressing imagery to help the reader understand the reasons that people were
reluctant to use automobiles

1. at the conclusion of chapter 13, the monster realizes that he has none of the qualities or possessions that human beings value, and so he worries the he will be forever miserable. he says, “oh, that i had for ever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat! ” this statement recalls one made by victor frankenstein in chapter 10: “if our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.” questions: what do these two statements suggest about the impact of knowledge? how do the statements affect the way readers view the monster and victor?