To what is Shelley alluding in Victor's assertion, “But I am a blasted tree; the bolt
has entered my soul; and I felt then that I shall survive to exhibit what I shall soon
cease to be a miserable spectacle of wrecked humanity, pitiable to others, and
intolerable to myself”? What does Victor mean?
Answer: This is a reference to Victor seeing the lightning bolt hit the tree so long ago. He means that he is not the man he used to be- peaceful, content, and happy. He is now miserable, "Wrecked," and hateful to himself
