In addition, the storyline is developed of constant foreshadowing, which allows the readers to comprehend Victor’s grief through the decline of suspense and a rollercoaster of emotions. The novel begins to disclose Victor’s life, his family, and how fortunate he has been to have had such a wonderful childhood. It is evident that the uninterrupted happiness in his life predicts the chaos that will soon occur throughout his adult life. The foreshadowing throughout the novel is exposed through the particular words chosen such as fatal, fate, and omen, which all propose a calamitous ending. While Victor defies nature by creating his new species through a scientific experiment, the suspense leads the audience to assume that his monster is to blame for Victor’s self-destructing life. Victor’s character encompasses characteristics from Mary Shelley’s life. Anne Mellor explains “Mary Shelley's anxiety about her capacity to give birth to a normal, healthy, loving child manifests itself in Frankenstein in forms other than the plot.” (Mellor, “My Hideous Progeny”) She placed her emotions onto Victor’s character which reflected all
In addition, the storyline is developed of constant foreshadowing, which allows the readers to comprehend Victor’s grief through the decline of suspense and a rollercoaster of emotions. The novel begins to disclose Victor’s life, his family, and how fortunate he has been to have had such a wonderful childhood. It is evident that the uninterrupted happiness in his life predicts the chaos that will soon occur throughout his adult life. The foreshadowing throughout the novel is exposed through the particular words chosen such as fatal, fate, and omen, which all propose a calamitous ending. While Victor defies nature by creating his new species through a scientific experiment, the suspense leads the audience to assume that his monster is to blame for Victor’s self-destructing life. Victor’s character encompasses characteristics from Mary Shelley’s life. Anne Mellor explains “Mary Shelley's anxiety about her capacity to give birth to a normal, healthy, loving child manifests itself in Frankenstein in forms other than the plot.” (Mellor, “My Hideous Progeny”) She placed her emotions onto Victor’s character which reflected all