Shelley uses distinctive vocabulary to describe the imagery, theme and tone of the story through Victor’s actions and emotions toward the monster. The words used gives us the knowledge of what message Shelley was trying to convey. Even though victor was very ecstatic about creating a man it turned out to be bad and his carelessness lead to the monster getting power and the ability to harm. Being able to clearly understand Shelley shows how effective the words Victor is saying can paint a picture for us to see without physically being there.
The Imagery that Shelley shows in the passage is very strong, effective and it makes the reader see exactly what is going on in the specific situation. In this part of the story Victor sees the monster again for the first time since he ran away the night it was created. “ A flash of lightning illuminated the object and discovered its shape plainly to me; its
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She majorly remains focused on the characters and she uses words that sets up the attitude as hatred from both the monster and Victor. In this section of the passage Victor realizes that it was the monster who murdered his brother and that no human could kill a fair or good child like William. “ Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child. He was the murderer! I could not doubt it. The mere presence of the idea was an irresistible proof of the fact. I thought of pursuing the devil……” (Shelley 63). Victor thinks that William is too good and fair for a human to possibly kill him so therefore only the monster is capable of committing a murder like that. Shelley’s tone is shown through Victor’s attitude when he refers to the monster as a devil and considers pursuing it due to the hatred that developed in him from the monster cold bloodedly killing his loved one. Victor would not describe the monster as a “devil” unless he truly considered it as one and resented