However, the structure of Frankenstein is much more complex as Mary Shelley uses a technique called embedded narrative. In an embedded narrative, the main story is told within a framing narrative think of a painting in a frame which makes up the whole picture.
In Frankenstein , Mary Shelley starts with a framing narrative Walton's letters to his sister , before moving to the main narrative Victor's story and then contained within this is the Monster's story of survival and how he learns from the De Lacey family.
There are three separate narrators. As readers, we learn directly about Robert Walton's expedition in his own words. However, the story regarding Elizabeth Lavena may be different depending on the version of Frankenstein you read-the version or the version.
Her exact story isn't so important as, in both versions, she becomes Victor Frankenstein's childhood friend. Throughout his childhood, Victor grows up relatively content, spending time with Elizabeth and a close friend, Henry Clerval.
As a teenager, Victor becomes interested in science and alchemy-the science of turning objects into gold. During a storm one evening, he witnesses lightening striking and destroying a tree near his house. He realizes, then, the destructive power of nature and the power of science. For the most part, his childhood is quite idyllic and peaceful; he reflects fondly on this time in his life. However, even in these chapters, there is a good deal of foreshadowing about Victor's unhappy future.
Foreshadowing is when the author hints at something to come. Several times, Victor refers to events that led to his "fate," his "ruin," or his "misery. Why does the Monster kill William? How does Frankenstein figure out that the Monster killed William? Why does Frankenstein first agree to make his Monster a companion?
Why do the townspeople accuse Frankenstein of murdering Clerval? Why does Frankenstein leave Elizabeth alone on their wedding night?
Does the Monster die? The point of view then switches to Victor Frankenstein, who tells Walton about his life and how he came to be wandering in the Arctic. However, the actions of Victor Frankenstein suggest that the monster is in fact Victor himself. Victor is the only person who sees the monster. His story, although filtered through two layers of unreliable narrator, endeavours to disrupt the preconceptions of both Victor and the reader by returning voice to the unvoiced. Victor cannot be considered a reliable narrator.
Near the end of his life, he is suffering from guilt and remorse. Frankenstein, by English author Mary Shelley, tells the story of a monster created by a scientist and explores themes of life, death, and man versus nature. Victor Frankenstein travels to the Arctic icy waters in an attempt to escape from the monster he created.
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