Frankenstein

"A flash of lightining illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy daemon to whom I had given life. What did he there? Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murderer of my brother?" (page 50) When I read this, I felt that this would be who killed William, yet I was still kind of shocked that he actually did. I think that it is strange that the creature knows where Victor and his family were, especially since he never told him. I find it quite strange, and I guess that people have said we find out later in the book how he knew. Also, during this time period I can understand how this would be a 'scary' book since it was the first of its kind. Even reading it now, I get a little caught off gaurd by how weird and creepy some of the story is. Also, this is just another instance where lightning occurs. I think that it my be some kind of symbol, but it is hard to decide what for. Maybe to emphasize the darkness or fear of the creature and intensify the setting of the scenes. It may have been used as a way to scare the audience even more. Lastly, I found it so sad that William died. If the monster did in fact kill him, then I am even more angry that Victor created that creature. It makes his mistake harm those he loves, and they are innocent.