Frankenstein 5

    As I finish the first half of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, I remember once again that this in fact a frame story. Since the novel has not visited back to the original story of Walton on the boat, it is easy to forget that the story we are in currently is not the whole story. In these chapters, we see yet another frame story.
     In chapters 9 through 13 of the novel, we learn a lot about the creature Victor created. Surprising to both the reader and Victor, we learn that the creature is in fact a functioning human being. He seems to have grown immensely since the last time Victor interacted with him.

"All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things" (Shelley, 68). 

     These are some of the first words the creature says to Victor. I certainly was surprised at his intelligence and it seems as though Victor, while terrified, was too. The eloquence with which he talks astonished me.
     We enter into yet another frame story. In this one, the creature tells Victor about his past and the experiences he has gone through. I found it fascinating that the creature has grown so much on his own in the two years he has been away from Victor. This amazes me that Victor would not only be able to create life, but independent, functioning life that is able to develop, learn, and grow. I'm curious to see if Shelley will return back to the story of his creation so the reader can understand how it is "possible" to create such life.