Diction concern

The​ ​beginning​ ​of​ ​chapter​ ​6​ ​starts​ ​of​ ​with​ ​a​ ​casual,​ ​but​ ​concerning​ ​letter​ ​from​ ​Elizabeth.
For​ ​the​ ​most​ ​part​ ​Elizabeth​ ​is​ ​writing​ ​the​ ​letter​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​Victor​ ​of​ ​all​ ​that​ ​was​ ​going​ ​on.​ ​Diction
throughout​ ​her​ ​letter​ ​aids​ ​in​ ​showing​ ​her​ ​concern​ ​for​ ​her​ ​family.​ ​She​ ​made​ ​it​ ​a​ ​point​ ​to​ ​show​ ​the
amount​ ​of​ ​care​ ​she​ ​obtained​ ​for​ ​Victor,​ ​starting​ ​the​ ​letter​ ​off​ ​with​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​he​ ​has​ ​been​ ​“ill”.
To​ ​emphasis​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​of​ ​her​ ​concern​ ​she​ ​repeats​ ​that​ ​word​ ​by​ ​saying​ ​“You​ ​have​ ​been​ ​ill,​ ​very​ ​ill”
(49).​ ​By​ ​repeating​ ​this​ ​statement,​ ​Elizabeth​ ​is​ ​expressing​ ​her​ ​inner​ ​thoughts​ ​of​ ​how​ ​worried​ ​she
is​ ​for​ ​Victor.​ ​If​ ​she​ ​were​ ​to​ ​just​ ​state​ ​it​ ​once​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​very​ ​straightforward​ ​and​ ​would​ ​detract
the​ ​level​ ​of​ ​sympathy​ ​she​ ​has​ ​for​ ​her​ ​cousin.​ ​She​ ​continues​ ​saying​ ​“​ ​even​ ​the​ ​constant​ ​letters
[from​ ​Henry]​ ​are​ ​not​ ​sufficient​ ​to​ ​reassure​ ​me​ ​on​ ​your​ ​account”​ ​(49).​ ​ ​Specifically​ ​the​ ​words
“even”​ ​and​ ​“​ ​not​ ​sufficient”​ ​work​ ​together​ ​to​ ​show​ ​how​ ​anxious​ ​she​ ​is​ ​about​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​scenario
of​ ​Victor​ ​disconnecting​ ​from​ ​not​ ​only​ ​the​ ​outside​ ​world,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​his​ ​family.​ ​The​ ​entire​ ​fact​ ​that
she​ ​wrote​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​expressing​ ​her​ ​worries​ ​for​ ​Victor​ ​and​ ​then​ ​proceeded​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​him​ ​about​ ​the
family​ ​shows​ ​that​ ​she​ ​was​ ​determined​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​him​ ​in​ ​the​ ​loop​ ​to​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​he​ ​doesn't​ ​lose​ ​his
touch​ ​with​ ​family​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​their​ ​relationship​ ​has​ ​always​ ​been​ ​something​ ​important​ ​to
especially​ ​Victor.

Detail disturbed

Chapter​ ​five​ ​is​ ​the​ ​time​ ​in​ ​which​ ​Victor​ ​had​ ​one​ ​of​ ​his​ ​biggest​ ​dreams​ ​come​ ​true,​ ​to​ ​only​ ​turn
around​ ​and​ ​become​ ​a​ ​questionable​ ​disturbing​ ​mistake.​ ​Victor​ ​had​ ​finally​ ​made​ ​life​ ​from​ ​death,
but​ ​when​ ​taking​ ​a​ ​step​ ​back​ ​he​ ​describes​ ​this​ ​as​ ​a​ ​moment​ ​of​ ​“​ ​anxiety​ ​that​ ​almost​ ​amounted​ ​to
agony”​ ​(42).​ ​To​ ​correlate​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​anxiety​ ​with​ ​something​ ​almost​ ​unbearable​ ​shows​ ​how
little​ ​thought​ ​and​ ​morals​ ​Victor​ ​truly​ ​applied​ ​to​ ​his​ ​idea.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​dream​ ​for​ ​him​ ​to​ ​create​ ​such​ ​a
thing,​ ​but​ ​after​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​he​ ​stepped​ ​back​ ​and​ ​realized​ ​how​ ​disturbing​ ​the​ ​situation​ ​was.​ ​That​ ​night
he​ ​continued​ ​to​ ​have​ ​horrendous​ ​thoughts​ ​that​ ​followed​ ​him​ ​into​ ​his​ ​dreams,​ ​explaining​ ​the
dream​ ​as​ ​“livid​ ​with​ ​the​ ​hue​ ​of​ ​death”​ ​(​ ​43)​ ​thinking​ ​about​ ​people​ ​close​ ​to​ ​him​ ​as​ ​well​ ​“
grave-worms​ ​crawling”​ ​(43).​ ​When​ ​having​ ​these​ ​vivid​ ​dreams​ ​of​ ​the​ ​people​ ​he​ ​loved,​ ​readers
feel​ ​the​ ​fright​ ​that​ ​he​ ​had​ ​in​ ​that​ ​very​ ​moment​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​previous​ ​chapters​ ​when​ ​Mary​ ​Shelley
explained​ ​how​ ​obsessed​ ​he​ ​was​ ​with​ ​Elizabeth.​ ​Details​ ​describing​ ​his​ ​physical​ ​state​ ​during​ ​the
dream​ ​emphasis​ ​the​ ​situation.​ ​Shelley​ ​described​ ​Victor​ ​having​ ​“​ ​a​ ​cold​ ​dew”​ ​covering​ ​his
forehead​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​his​ ​“teeth​ ​chattered​ ​and​ ​every​ ​limb​ ​became​ ​convulsed”​ ​(​ ​43)​ ​with​ ​these
visuals​ ​it​ ​is​ ​easy​ ​for​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​to​ ​picture​ ​this​ ​scene​ ​with​ ​Victor’s​ ​nervousness​ ​in​ ​its​ ​entirety.
Most​ ​can​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​a​ ​time​ ​in​ ​life​ ​when​ ​a​ ​terrible​ ​scenario​ ​came​ ​about,​ ​especially​ ​when​ ​Victor
froze​ ​before​ ​the​ ​monster​ ​and​ ​“​ ​felt​ ​the​ ​palpation​ ​of​ ​every​ ​artery”​ ​(43).​ ​Victor,​ ​in​ ​chapter​ ​five,​ ​is
easily​ ​seen​ ​as​ ​disturbed​ ​with​ ​the​ ​details​ ​Mary​ ​Shelley​ ​uses.
Imagery fright

Chapter​ ​11​ ​the​ ​monster’s​ ​story​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​life,​ ​due​ ​to​ ​Shelley’s​ ​use​ ​of​ ​detail​ ​and​ ​diction​ ​to
ultimately​ ​paint​ ​a​ ​visual​ ​for​ ​the​ ​readers.​ ​The​ ​monster​ ​was​ ​filled​ ​with​ ​a​ ​great​ ​deal​ ​of​ ​fright
concerning​ ​his​ ​new​ ​life​ ​and​ ​what​ ​that​ ​entailed.​ ​He​ ​explains​ ​“​ ​‘​ ​a​ ​gentle​ ​light​ ​stole​ ​over​ ​the
heavens​ ​and​ ​gave​ ​me​ ​a​ ​sensation​ ​of​ ​pleasure’”​ ​(88);​ ​from​ ​the​ ​monster’s​ ​wording​ ​it​ ​creates​ ​a
beautiful​ ​night​ ​sky​ ​being​ ​illuminated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​moon.​ ​Getting​ ​this​ ​picture​ ​from​ ​the​ ​monster’s​ ​point
of​ ​view,​ ​readers​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​see​ ​how​ ​new​ ​this​ ​situation​ ​is​ ​for​ ​him;​ ​he​ ​is​ ​confused​ ​about​ ​simple
elements​ ​that​ ​most​ ​beings​ ​would​ ​have​ ​the​ ​common​ ​knowledge​ ​of.​ ​Speaking​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fire,
Frankenstein’s​ ​monster​ ​found​ ​warmth​ ​and​ ​comfort,​ ​but​ ​was​ ​quick​ ​to​ ​come​ ​to​ ​the​ ​realization​ ​that
it​ ​is​ ​dangerous.​ ​After​ ​seeing​ ​it​ ​he​ ​explained​ ​“​ ​‘in​ ​my​ ​joiy​ ​I​ ​thrust​ ​my​ ​hand​ ​into​ ​the​ ​live​ ​embers,
but​ ​quickly​ ​drew​ ​it​ ​out​ ​again​ ​with​ ​a​ ​cry​ ​of​ ​pain’​ ​”​ ​(89)​ ​.​ ​Readers​ ​can​ ​relate​ ​this​ ​moment​ ​to​ ​a​ ​time
in​ ​life​ ​when​ ​hearing​ ​how​ ​intrigued​ ​and​ ​excited​ ​he​ ​was​ ​when​ ​he​ ​first​ ​saw​ ​it,​ ​but​ ​then​ ​was
frightened​ ​when​ ​he​ ​go​ ​too​ ​close​ ​and​ ​was​ ​burned.​ ​Mary​ ​Shelley’s​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​literary
element​ ​to​ ​equate​ ​to​ ​an​ ​image​ ​that​ ​the​ ​readers​ ​can​ ​create​ ​show​ ​the​ ​true​ ​fright​ ​the​ ​monster​ ​is
feeling​ ​as​ ​he​ ​is​ ​rebirthed.