Tone, Imagery, And Dreary In Frankenstein By Mary Shelley

Shelley uses tone, imagery, and theme to help tell the story and and show a purpose to the passage. The tone is conveyed as cold and dreary, to portray the setting to the reader. The theme in this passage is exhibited specifically to Victor’s monster. And finally, the imagery is communicated greatly through this passage by describing the setting around Victor. In the book Frankenstein the author, Mary Shelley, uses a lot of imagery to help the reader understand what is happening and have the reader engaged. On page 43, Shelley says “It was a dreary night of November...I collected the instruments of life around me that lay at my feet. 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 light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; …show more content…
I believe the most prominent theme in this passage would be monstrosity. “He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs.” (Shelley 44). The author is trying to portray that the monster is the center of attention. Some people could say that Victor is the monster in this novel. But I think that the life that Victor creates is the monster. Victor had no intention of creating someone or something that would kill people and create havoc. The monster drags the attention to himself. The author uses imagery, tone, and a theme in Frankenstein to help the reader connect to the story; to relate. It gives the story depth and intensity. It keeps the reader wanting more, and involved in the story. Shelley depicts the imagery of this passage in using adjectives to describe the scene. She also uses tone to send the reader a message of how the characters are feeling and to help the reader connect in the novel. The theme shows that the monster is in control, and attracts all of the