A New Mood- Frankenstein 5

      The mood changes significantly as we change points of view from Victor to the creature. Victor was angry and desired to kill the "monster" he had created. He was full of guilt, contempt, and hate which were all visible as he narrated the story. He wanted to kill off his creation once and for all, so that no more harm could be done. However, when the creature begins speaking with compassion and knowledge, the mood changes to one of good feelings and sympathy for the creature. For two years the creature was on its own and picked up on small parts to everyday living. Learning about humans and how they differ from him to their language. He observes it all, especially while watching the family in the hut. He feels sorry for taking their food and making them unhappy, so he constantly gets them wood for their fires. Emotionally, he also develops as well as he watches this family. "He raised her, and smiled with such kindness and affection that I felt sensations of a peculiar and overpowering nature: they were a mixture of pain and pleasure, such as I had never before experienced, either from hunger or cold, warmth or food; and I withdrew from the window, unable to bear these emotions." Now starting to understand humans, the audience begins to feel sympathy for him instead of Victor.