Frankenstein

"Listen to my history, and you perceive how irrevocably it is determined." (page 13) The literary device that is used in this book that makes a major impact on the work as a whole would be the frame story(ies). When Victor tells Robert he is going to tell him his story, a parallelism between the two is even more noticeable. Robert and Victor already have similarities, which is inferred when Victor prompts the story as an advice and heed to the goal of Robert. Mary Shelley uses the frames stories as a way to provide a basis of the percepted parallelism seen between the two early on. It connects Victor, Robert, and I am guessing the creation too. The frame story turns the book into something more complex and intriguing. It draws in the reader, and it will lead them to find similarities between the major characters. I also know that by the end, all of the stories will eventually return to the point of Victor's telling of the story. It will provide an insight on human life, which will also deepen the story.