Imagery Selection #1: Creation of the dæmon
“The instruments of life around me...lifeless thing that lay at my feet” (Shelley 51).
Significance: The imagery in the section is what changes the mood of the novel into a darker feeling. The creation of the monster is essentially the most important part of the novel as monster is the antagonist of the story. The monster causes many deaths around Frankenstein, eventually leading to his own.
Imagery Selection #2: Violent Storm Imagery
“[the wind] rose with great violence in the west” “the clouds swept across [the moon] swifter than the flight of a vulture” “the restless waves that were beginning to rise” (Shelley 209).
Significance: The weather is very prevalent in Frankenstein, especially stormy weather. It appeals to the Gothic mood. …show more content…
It builds up the mysterious feeling when Frankenstein is sitting up alone, on a mountain, when he sees a large man running toward him (a very peculiar and threatening sight). Every time that we meet the monster in the story, we encounter bad weather beforehand, the author tries to convey a certain mood onto the reader of what to think about the monster, despite the monster best efforts for Frankenstein (and the reader) to pity him.
Romantic: “No one can conceive the variety of feelings which bore me onwards, like a hurricane, in the first enthusiasm of success” (Shelley 47).
Significance: The Romantic idea of enhanced emotion is presented here when Frankenstein is consumed with creating his monster. His extreme enthusiasm is quickly reversed when he realizes what he has created, giving a clear and abrupt feeling of Frankenstein's mistake. Around here is where we see the last of Frankenstein genuinely happy for the rest of the novel.
Syntax #1: “Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murderer of my brother?” (Shelley
“The instruments of life around me...lifeless thing that lay at my feet” (Shelley 51).
Significance: The imagery in the section is what changes the mood of the novel into a darker feeling. The creation of the monster is essentially the most important part of the novel as monster is the antagonist of the story. The monster causes many deaths around Frankenstein, eventually leading to his own.
Imagery Selection #2: Violent Storm Imagery
“[the wind] rose with great violence in the west” “the clouds swept across [the moon] swifter than the flight of a vulture” “the restless waves that were beginning to rise” (Shelley 209).
Significance: The weather is very prevalent in Frankenstein, especially stormy weather. It appeals to the Gothic mood. …show more content…
It builds up the mysterious feeling when Frankenstein is sitting up alone, on a mountain, when he sees a large man running toward him (a very peculiar and threatening sight). Every time that we meet the monster in the story, we encounter bad weather beforehand, the author tries to convey a certain mood onto the reader of what to think about the monster, despite the monster best efforts for Frankenstein (and the reader) to pity him.
Romantic: “No one can conceive the variety of feelings which bore me onwards, like a hurricane, in the first enthusiasm of success” (Shelley 47).
Significance: The Romantic idea of enhanced emotion is presented here when Frankenstein is consumed with creating his monster. His extreme enthusiasm is quickly reversed when he realizes what he has created, giving a clear and abrupt feeling of Frankenstein's mistake. Around here is where we see the last of Frankenstein genuinely happy for the rest of the novel.
Syntax #1: “Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murderer of my brother?” (Shelley