As the creature in Frankenstein shares with Victor the tale of his whereabouts, the creature is able to portray himself in a different light. Prior to the creature's narrative Victor told of a horrid beast who was at fault for killing his little brother. Since Victor was not present during this time the story he shared was biased. Hearing the creature's point of view altered my perception of him. I empathized with the creature and felt that Victor was responsible for contributing to the creature's hate for human beings as well as the death of William and Justine. The way the novel was written is a story within a story, within a story, within a story: the creature's narrative, Victor to Walton, and Walton in the letter to his sister. Although there is evidence that everything being said actually occurred, the story is told differently by each character. I found that this connects with reality because in any situation not one person sees something the same way as someone else- there will always be another side to every story.
-Lauren B.
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