All 8 Uses of
prejudice
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- He is an Englishman, and in the midst of national and professional prejudices, unsoftened by cultivation, retains some of the noblest endowments of humanity.†
p. 20.4 *
- I listened to his statement, which was delivered without any presumption or affectation, and then added that his lecture had removed my prejudices against modern chemists; I expressed myself in measured terms, with the modesty and deference due from a youth to his instructor, without letting escape (inexperience in life would have made me ashamed) any of the enthusiasm which stimulated my intended labours.†
p. 50.3
- every one else believes in her guilt, and that made me wretched, for I knew that it was impossible: and to see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a manner rendered me hopeless and despairing.†
p. 82.6
- To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.†
p. 136.3unprejudiced = not with an unreasonable belief that prevents unbiased considerationstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unprejudiced means not and reverses the meaning of prejudiced. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- 'They are kind—they are the most excellent creatures in the world; but, unfortunately, they are prejudiced against me.†
p. 136.4
- I have good dispositions; my life has been hitherto harmless and in some degree beneficial; but a fatal prejudice clouds their eyes, and where they ought to see a feeling and kind friend, they behold only a detestable monster.'†
p. 136.5
- I tenderly love these friends; I have, unknown to them, been for many months in the habits of daily kindness towards them; but they believe that I wish to injure them, and it is that prejudice which I wish to overcome.'†
p. 136.7
- Suddenly, as I gazed on him, an idea seized me that this little creature was unprejudiced and had lived too short a time to have imbibed a horror of deformity.†
p. 144.2unprejudiced = not with an unreasonable belief that prevents unbiased considerationstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unprejudiced means not and reverses the meaning of prejudiced. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
bias that prevents objective consideration -- especially an unreasonable belief that is unfair to members of a race, religion, or other group