If I understand the question correctly... the use of a first person's narration in a Gothic-esque story can be used to delve into the characters mind, not only giving the reader a more understandable connection to the character, but it is able to bring taboo and otherwise unsaid dark thoughts into play of the scene
I would like to ask questions like how do you feel?
Would you rather be normal?
Do you like being different than normal humans?
Do you want to be seen as a creature/monster or as just another human?
Answer:
You drop it in boiling water
Explanation:
took me a second B>
"It had a perfectly round door like a porthole" (page 15)
"They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening" (page 5)
"Because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads" (page 2)
"My armor is like tenfold shields..." (page 226)
Seriously?
Independent
"the cheetah darted away"
"he ran into the trees"
"it's funny"
Dependent
"before we knew it"
"after we scared him"
"because he scared me"
