"a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge, and guided the dogs." -pg. 8
Mary Shelley writes this book different from many others--she gives us the ending, and we must read on in suspense to find out the beginning and middle. This giving-away of the ending does not spoil the book, however. It gives the book its most important aspect--suspense. The suspense created by revealing where the monster and Victor ends up keeps me engaged and gives the book its eerie feeling and atmosphere. Revealing the monster on a sled near the Arctic also foreshadows what might happen in the middle. This foreshadowing lets the reader know when the ending is. As Victor is running away from the monster in chapter five, for example, we know that things will change. At the end of the book, Victor will be chasing the monster as he is in the Arctic.
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