. . . the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific . . . the noble war in the sky . . .I don't know if this will continue later in the story, but so far the weather has been horrible everytime Victor and his creature meet. The above quote appears right before they meet at the site of William's murder. The description of this storm parallels the "dreary night" (pg 34) of the creation. This reference to the creation scene creates a sense of suspense by foreshadowing the appearance of the creature. Also, on a more basic level, the description of a storm tends to set a mood of despair or frustration in almost any literary work. Dreary weather usually signifies a conflict is about to occur. In this novel, it foreshadows a conflict between creator and creation.
Focusing on the meeting at the site of William's murder, I found that their first reunion went a lot differently than I expected. The description of the creature's approach sounded animalistic: "he bounded over the crevices in the ice" (pg 68). I'm expecting the same inarticulate muttering from the creature that he spoke two years ago, but he speaks so eloquently! It completely threw me off guard.
Until Next Time,
Alysse
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