Sunday, August 24, 2008

Maladie du pays

"or longed, with a deavouring maladie du pays, to see once more the blue lake and rapid Rhone"

Maladie du pays means homesickness in French, Frankenstein's native language. Frankenstein slips into his native language while telling Walton his story to emphasise the nostalgia he is feeling. Frankenstein misses his home because that is where he was innocent and happy as a child.

~"Maladie du Pays" Master Index. 2008. August 26, 2008. <http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/V3notes/maladie.html>