Ruston uses a quote from Shelley's Diary that reads, "he was once reanimated after... death... and he lived for four days" (8). ... Evidently, the creature has several moments in the novel when its anger derives from its desertion from Victor. ... After the anger resides, Mary Shelley's life is clearly reflected in her fictional creation: "No father watched over my infant days, no mother blessed me with smiles... ... It is so angered from all of the misinterpretation he encounters that he strangles and murders the boy when he shouts, "Monster! ... Henry Clerval, who is Victor'...

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• Grade Level: High School