Foreshadowing- Frankenstein 2

    In addition to the frame story having a significant impact on the plot, foreshadowing has a lot to do with it as well. Through the introduction of a frame story, we are also given a reason for the stranger to be involved. He is chasing a creature that Walton noticed and wrote about in an earlier letter. This reference causes readers to take a step back and take notice of the details of that creature. Walton describes this creature as "...a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge, and guided the dogs," (Shelley 8).  This gives us foreshadowing, especially when the frame story begins. Why was the creature being chased? What importance does he hold? These questions are brought up because of the existence of a creature and because of the set up of a frame story. Clearly, the creature has significance because he was being chased and the stranger was very shaken up and not willing to share the story behind it- that is until the two became close and he realized how similar they really are. The stranger wants to protect Walton from his same fate, and in doing that he must tell the story- but what was the stranger's fate? We will soon find out!