In
chapter 5,uses suitably overwrought language which not only gives us an insight into 's feelings
at seeing his monstrous creation, but neatly sums up the catastrophic mistake he's made in
unleashing such a creature upon an unsuspecting world:
For
this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded
moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror
and disgust filled my heart.
Note the wonderful contrast
in this passage between Frankenstein's long-held fantasies"the beauty of the dream"and
the stark, horrifying reality of what he's actually created. Frankenstein's powerful, inspiring
visions of creating a new race of men have dissolved into the sordid truth that unfolds before
his disbelieving eyes.
Words like "horror" and "disgust"
immediately tell us what kind...
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