Frankenstein?

Question

what is the impact of the author's choice to write the majority of the novel as a flashback?

Answer 1

It allows Victor to have the opportunity to reflect on what has happened. Although his view is distorted and he sees himself as a victim to the very end. Shelley wanted you to see that he never really feels any remorse for what he did. Pax - C

Answer 2

Frankenstein Resource

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The novel begins with explorer Robert Walton looking for a new passage from Russia to the Pacific Ocean via the Arctic Ocean. After weeks as sea, the crew of Walton’s ship finds an emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, floating on an ice flow near death. In Walton’s series of letters to his sister in England, he retells Victor’s tragic story. More……

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-112,pageNum-4.html

Answer 3

Maybe That Was The Popular Format At The Time?

Answer 4

Well, for one thing, you know that the author lived to tell the tale.

Answer 5

nothing. it was a good book though.