Frankenstein Figurative Language Analysis

Characters emphasizing their emotions and feelings was a very common theme during the Romantic Era. They used various forms of figurative language to give the reader a clear insight on their thoughts and feelings. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein uses various forms of figurative language to express his emotions, thoughts, and feelings. As Victor creates life and goes through the conflicts of daily life, he changes as a human being. Through the use of diction, and the plot, the reader gets a clearer picture of Victor’s deteriorating life as a result of his passion to create life. In the beginning of the story, Victor’s ambitious desire to create life is gradually revealed and thoroughly explored. The author uses diction as a primary way to convey Victor’s declining situation. Victor was “Mingled with this horror, [he] felt the bitterness of disappointment; dreams that had been [his] food and pleasant rest for so long a space were now become a hell to [him]; and the change was so rapid, the overthrow so complete!” (Shelley 60). As Victor realizes the pernicious effects of the life he has created, he enters a state of horror and disbelief. As a result, he struggles to grasp to pure rational concept of what he has created. His dreams have become a living …show more content…
In Frankenstein, the author fully shows Victor’s degrading situation as he struggles to recover from family issues, and the creation of his monster. In conclusion, Victor’s emphasis of emotions through diction, and the plot explicitly reveal his state both emotionally and mentally. Victor’s growth throughout the book is a culmination of his daily struggles and the monster which he had created in his own image. Victor’s inability to take back what he had done, and remove the consequences, result in a moved man - but also a broken