Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Frankenstein - Foreshadowing

"Alas!  I did not yet entirely know the fatal effects of this miserable deformity." - The Creature, page 80.

The quote I have used above is an example of foreshadowing.  When the Creature sees his own reflection for the first time, he is completely shocked and terrified.  He had no idea how ugly and scary he truly was.  He then admits that he did not realize that his ugliness and deformities were going to have terrible and fatal effects on events in the future.  We, as readers, do not know exactly what those fatal effects are, which is why this quote is an example of foreshadowing.  We are left to wonder what exactly is going to happen.  I believe this is the Creature's way of almost admitting that he was in fact the one who killed Walter.  The reader can conclude that the Creature is going to probably become violent and kill someone.   I almost feel sorry for the Creature.  He is stuck in this ugly body and wants no more than to be loved by this family and to learn new and exciting things.  However, his ugliness is a total setback and will probably prevent him from ever achieving those goals.

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