Suspense And Mystery Character In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In spite of the title, Frankenstein rejects to be exclusively Victor’s story. This novel works to replace the individual voice with a labyrinth of voices. Shelley illustrates the notion of humanity as a production of multiple correspondences. Life itself overlapping, revealing connections, moving through past and present time: as do letters. Through the creation of Victor’s monster, human life exceeds the dimensions of any one individual, thus creating a parallel of impressions, each based upon the character’s mindset. Shelley communicates life with a variety of voices, allowing for letters to represent aspect, giving a glimpse of the advance of point of view from the beginning of the novel to the end. Therefore, developing various writings …show more content…
Serving as the framework for the novel, the letters shape the suspense and mystery regarding the “stranger” thrown upon Walton’s ship. As the writings continue to develop, the mystery character continues to reveal more about himself while foreshadowing the darkness that his life has bestowed upon him. “You will hear of powers and occurrences, such as you have been accustomed to believe impossible” (62), alluding to the preposterous tale of the scientist and his doomed experiment. Shelley creates the layers of the letters not only to build the framework of the story, but in order to develop an important character while introducing future events. Thus creating a parallel between present time and the dark past of Victor that has yet to be told, allowing for readers to crave the mystery behind the twisted tale of the mad scientist. The changing perspective Walton applies to his adscrip, reveals the looming desperation for companionship regarding both Victor and Robert. As the letters forge a stop, they foreshadow the importance of developing relationships and connecting with one another as human beings. As he whines to Margaret, Walton emphasizes how he “must become acquainted with more languages than of (his) native country”, revealing the distance Walton will go in order to find his true companion. Expressing how his desperation pushed his ambition to venture to the North Pole, along with the real motives of the expedition-acceptance. Shelley imposes the same concept later in the novel regarding the creature; the reason behind his evil originates from his desperation to be loved by another. Therefore connecting both characters in order to display their reliance on others in order to be fulfilled in