Question

In the novel, Shelley shifts the narration from Victor Frankenstein’s point of view in the first half of the book to the monster’s point of view in Chapter 11. What effect does this shift in narration achieve for readers?
It permits Walton a chance to write additional letters to his sister, which gives readers more insight into his character.


It introduces a shift in time, which allows readers to see events that will happen in the future.


It lets readers support Victor’s opinion that the monster is actually a thing of intense beauty.


It allows readers to sympathize with the monster whom Victor describes as a horrible wretch.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. It allows readers to sympathize with the monster whom Victor describes as a horrible wretch.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The best answer here is the last one, that it allows the reader to sympathize with the monster. Before we hear his side, all we know is what Victor tells us and, by all accounts, the monster he created certainly lives up to his name. He murders his younger brother and is hideous. He chases Victor down and terrorizes him until he listens. This is all quite frightening, but reading the monster's perspective certainly changes things.

Through his narration, we discover that the monster only wanted to be loved and accepted like others that he sees. He is constantly rebuffed because of his appearance, the appearance that Victor gives him. Without this narration, we would continue to think the same way as Victor: that the monster is a terrible creature. But, because we are given a glimpse into the horrors he faced, we can't help but feel sorry for him because he is lonely and doing the best he can.