Use Of Language And Imagery In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley puts a lot of emotion and imagery in her writing. Even though the creature was supposed to appear to be a monster, she wrote the story so she could demonstrate that he was the victim in the story. She turned it around, and changed it from what you would usually predict from a story of a monster. Instead of persecuting the creature, she switched the story around to target Victor as the monster in the story.

The imagery from Victor’s stand makes it come off as scary or fearful. He was so consumed in this that he chose to work in such a horrible situation, showing that he’s one who prioritizes his work over anything else. “It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished

She writes, “His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great G-d!” (44). He intended for the creature to be a gorgeous creation, which is why he felt so prideful of his creation before it woke up. She made it clear she didn’t feel sympathetic towards his behavior, although she also could understand why he would feel that way when he saw the creation. The ways that Victor describes the way the creature was supposed to look makes the reader feel surprised, because of the sudden change in attitude that Shelley had written. The creature is the pitiful one in the situation, and it makes the story so unique. Her tone and imagery of the situation makes everything darker from Victor’s point of view, but it also makes it upsetting because of how little effort he puts into understanding the creature. Constantly, Victor’s mind seems to sink to the absolute worst, while thinking the opposite of himself. Victor’s far too cocky in the situations than he needs to be, and Mary Shelley makes it so the reader thinks he deserves what end up happening to