In the classic novel Frankenstein, there are several themes in which a five paragraph paper cannot consume. The paper will focus on one specific theme and a few literary elements which will connect to the theme. Mary Shelley communicates rejection through the uses of internal monologue, external conflict, and point of view .
Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley uses the literary device of externalof external conflict to show how the monster feels about rejection . When the monster goes into the hovel where de Lacey and his family live, he asks de Lacey if he can take a short rest. He conversates with de Lacey for a short period, and eventually, Agatha and Felix come home and, “... Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force, tore me …show more content…
I sank to the ground, and my injurer, with increased swiftness, escaped into the wood. This was then the reward of my benevolence!” (Shelley 101). This quote shows again, the monster being rejected by society. He is rejected by society even though he accomplished a good deed. Shelley uses external conflict to show how the monster struggles with society rejecting …show more content…
When he is watching the tempest, Victor sees the silhouette of the monster. He then realizes that the devil that he created was the person who killed his brother, William. He then decides that he will tell his father that he knows who killed William, “But I paused when I reflected the story that I had to tell...I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me, I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity,” (Shelley 51). This quote shows Victor contemplating to himself whether he should tell his father about the monster killing William or not. He then realizes that nobody would believe him, and his story would be rejected. He would be rejected. Victor cares more about his reputation instead of doing the right thing by telling people that he knows who killed his brother. Shelley uses internal monologue again to show how Victor feels about rejecting the monster’s request to create a companion. He was proposing what would happen if he created a girl monster, but eventually Frankenstein, “...left the room, and, locking the door, made a solemn vow in my own heart never to resume my labours” (Shelley 121). This quote shows Victor
Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley uses the literary device of externalof external conflict to show how the monster feels about rejection . When the monster goes into the hovel where de Lacey and his family live, he asks de Lacey if he can take a short rest. He conversates with de Lacey for a short period, and eventually, Agatha and Felix come home and, “... Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force, tore me …show more content…
I sank to the ground, and my injurer, with increased swiftness, escaped into the wood. This was then the reward of my benevolence!” (Shelley 101). This quote shows again, the monster being rejected by society. He is rejected by society even though he accomplished a good deed. Shelley uses external conflict to show how the monster struggles with society rejecting …show more content…
When he is watching the tempest, Victor sees the silhouette of the monster. He then realizes that the devil that he created was the person who killed his brother, William. He then decides that he will tell his father that he knows who killed William, “But I paused when I reflected the story that I had to tell...I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me, I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity,” (Shelley 51). This quote shows Victor contemplating to himself whether he should tell his father about the monster killing William or not. He then realizes that nobody would believe him, and his story would be rejected. He would be rejected. Victor cares more about his reputation instead of doing the right thing by telling people that he knows who killed his brother. Shelley uses internal monologue again to show how Victor feels about rejecting the monster’s request to create a companion. He was proposing what would happen if he created a girl monster, but eventually Frankenstein, “...left the room, and, locking the door, made a solemn vow in my own heart never to resume my labours” (Shelley 121). This quote shows Victor