Which phrases from the passage clearly critique the class system as the creature reveals his dawning understanding of it? frankenstein by mary shelley (excerpt) every conversation of the cottagers now opened new wonders to me. while i listened to the instructions which felix bestowed upon the arabian, the strange system of human society was explained to me. i heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty; of rank, descent, and noble blood. the words induced me to turn towards myself. i learned that the possessions most esteemed by your fellow-creatures were, high and unsullied descent united with riches. a man might be respected with only one of these acquisitions; but without either he was considered, except in very rare instances, as a vagabond and a slave, doomed to waste his powers for the profit of the chosen few. and what was i? of my creation and creator i was absolutely ignorant; but i knew that i possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property.

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Based on the given passage, we can see that the phrases that clearly critique the class system are:

The first-class system emphasizes wealth distribution which is done in an unequal manner. This causes some of these people to experience abundance while others are in lack.

The other system underlines the injustice of social exploitation.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)