Within Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor is a Gothic protagonist because of his sense of isolation, and loneliness. Victors sense of isolation is highlighted when he works on The Creature, “After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life” (31). This scene is an ideal example of Victors sense of isolation because here he states how he spent, “days and nights” to ultimately, “discovering the cause of generation”. In other words Victor spent an abundance amount of time alone working on The Creature by himself. Another example of Victors sense of isolation is highlighted when he encounters his good friend, Henry, “I grasped his hand, and for the first time forgot my horror and
