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"His grief only became more deep and rankling when he had leisure for reflection" (Shelley 18).

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"His grief only became more deep and rankling when he had leisure for reflection" (Shelley 18).

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This quote represents loneliness and despair by first of all containing the word "grief." It's explaining that the grief became more deep and severe which ties into the pattern subject. Grief can turn into loneliness such as when you lose a loved one and have grief, you can feel like you have no one and loneliness can be felt. After the quote it goes on to say that Beaufort also experienced sickness and he was incapable of doing anything productive due to him grieving over loss of money and jobs he wanted.

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"With anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet" (Shelley 42).

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"With anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet" (Shelley 42).

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Victor is obsessed and attracted to the human frame, in this quote, he is preparing to build the monster. He is willing to dedicate his life to creating life since he figured out how to create mankind. His obsession with this idea has made him sort of neglect his family until he figures it all out. Once bringing this monster to life, Victor reflects on how building this creature for two years affected him. He deprived himself of sleep and good health due to his obsession of creating life out of this inanimate body.

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"Some miracle might have produced it, yet the stages of discovery were distinct and probable" (Shelley 37).

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"Some miracle might have produced it, yet the stages of discovery were distinct and probable" (Shelley 37).

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Victor is talking about his discovery of the secret to creating human life from an inanimate object. He talks about how many men have tried to figure this out but he was the one to discover it. He spent many days and nights without sleep to find out this secret, and when he accomplished that, he was left in astonishment.

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"The weight upon my spirit was sensibly lightened as i plunged yet deeper in the ravine of Arve" (Shelley 76).

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"The weight upon my spirit was sensibly lightened as i plunged yet deeper in the ravine of Arve" (Shelley 76).

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Victor is going to Chamounix, a valley he used to go to when he was younger. This is now two months after Justine's death. Though the grief was with him, the journey lightened his spirits and he had ambition to continue on and arrive at this valley.

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"I lay on my straw, but I could not sleep. I thought of the occurrences of the day. What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people, and I longed to join them, but dared not" (Shelley 91).

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"I lay on my straw, but I could not sleep. I thought of the occurrences of the day. What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people, and I longed to join them, but dared not" (Shelley 91).

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When the monster observes the De Lacey's lifestyle, he becomes very obsessed with the way they live. He wants nothing more than to be accepted by them, or anyone for that matter. He tries to think of a plan for meeting the blind dad, in hopes that since he can't see, the dad will be more likely to accept him. Though it was a good plan, it didn't work out since the people on the walk came back. All the monster wants is for people to accept him

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"Such was the history of my beloved cottagers. It impressed me deeply. I learned, from the views of social life which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind" (Shelley 108).

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"Such was the history of my beloved cottagers. It impressed me deeply. I learned, from the views of social life which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind" (Shelley 108).

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As the monster learns how to speak and read French, he discovers more about the De Laceys and who they are. He becomes very interested in their family history, and also Safie who came to find Felix. He watches and learns about them for quite sometime, and starts bringing them firewood. He discovers how that made them happy and feels accomplished. Though he feels this way now, It will go downhill soon.

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"He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the special care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone" (Shelley 110).

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"He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the special care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone" (Shelley 110).

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The monster compares himself to Adam, saying how God made him perfect and special, but the monster says about himself that he is alone and helpless. He says that no one loves him or will ever love him, eve though he wishes for that. He also compares himself to Satan, saying that, "When I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me." So far in the novel, the monster is constantly described as alone.

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"Suddenly, I gazed on him, an idea seized me that this little creature was unprejudiced and had lived too a short time to have imbibed a horror of deformity. If, therefore, I could seize him and educate him as my companion and friend, I should not be so desolate in this peopled earth" (Shelley 122).

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"Suddenly, I gazed on him, an idea seized me that this little creature was unprejudiced and had lived too a short time to have imbibed a horror of deformity. If, therefore, I could seize him and educate him as my companion and friend, I should not be so desolate in this peopled earth" (Shelley 122).

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The monster slowly builds up some anger before seeing this boy. He has been hurt and rejected by many people and he doesn't understand why. He decides to go up to this boy and he grabs him. The boy, startled, screams at yells at him using some mean comments, which fires up the monster even more. Then, to shut the boy up, he covers the boy's mouth, instead killing him. The monster's ambition to do this is driven by the anger that he has felt in multiple scenes in this book.

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"These were wild and miserable thoughts, but I cannot describe to you the eternal twinkling of the stars weighed upon me and how I listened to every blast of wind as if it were a dull ugly siroc on its way to consume me" (Shelley 128).

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"These were wild and miserable thoughts, but I cannot describe to you the eternal twinkling of the stars weighed upon me and how I listened to every blast of wind as if it were a dull ugly siroc on its way to consume me" (Shelley 128).

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As the story continues, Victor Frankenstein has more despair and his mind is slightly crazier than it was. He gets caught up in dreams and fantasies and they slowly consume him. In this quote, it displays more of "despair" because he is imagining lifeless objects powering over him, such as the stars and wind.

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"I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to overcome my repugnance to the task which was enjoined me" (Shelley 129).

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"I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to overcome my repugnance to the task which was enjoined me" (Shelley 129).

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In this quote, Victor is talking about his monster, who is is fearing. The monster is obsessed with the idea of having a significant other for himself. He threatens Victor saying that if he doesn't make him the female monster, he will cause more violence. Though Victor fears this, he cannot being himself to construct yet another monster.

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"I now made arrangements for my journey, but one feeling haunted me which filled me with fear and agitation. During my absence I should leave my friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks, exasperated as he might be by my departure. But he had promised to follow me wherever I might go, and he would not accompany me to England?" (Shelley 132)

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"I now made arrangements for my journey, but one feeling haunted me which filled me with fear and agitation. During my absence I should leave my friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks, exasperated as he might be by my departure. But he had promised to follow me wherever I might go, and he would not accompany me to England?" (Shelley 132)

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Victor now has ambition to travel to England to marry his sister, Elizabeth. Although this excites Victor, he fears for his friends safety due to the monster. He contemplates leaving for this reason, then he says the monster would follow him anyways. This is slightly confusing because then it explains that the monster would not accompany Victor to England? Still, Victor makes his way onto England and hopes for the best.

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"I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my labor for the night or hasten its conclusion by and unremitting attention to it. As I sat, a train of reflection occurred to me which led me to consider the effects of what I was now doing" (Shelley 144).  

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"I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I remained idle, in a pause of consideration of whether I should leave my labor for the night or hasten its conclusion by and unremitting attention to it. As I sat, a train of reflection occurred to me which led me to consider the effects of what I was now doing" (Shelley 144).  

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As Victor contemplates the thoughts mentioned in this quote, he realizes the same thing happened three years ago. Back then, he had created the monster which he has now developed a deep hate for. Victor discovers that if he creates another monster, it could turn out ten times worse than the first monster he created. The original monster might not like the female, or vice versa. It comes to Victor's mind that making another creature is a not so good idea.

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"The sun and the heavens, who have viewed my operations, can bear witness of my truth. I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machines. A thousand times i would have shed my own blood, drop by drop, to have saved their lives; but I could not, my father, indeed I could not sacrifice the whole human race" (Shelley 164).

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"The sun and the heavens, who have viewed my operations, can bear witness of my truth. I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machines. A thousand times i would have shed my own blood, drop by drop, to have saved their lives; but I could not, my father, indeed I could not sacrifice the whole human race" (Shelley 164).

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In this quote, Victor is reflecting on how he blames himself for the deaths of Justine, Clerval, and William. He is also saying that he would rather them die than the entire human race which can be killed by the monster. He is obsessed over the fact that he blames himself for their deaths and that is shown throughout the book.

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"Little happiness remains for us on Earth; yet all that I may one day enjoy is centred in you" (Shelley  167).

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"Little happiness remains for us on Earth; yet all that I may one day enjoy is centred in you" (Shelley  167).

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Here, Victor discovers that the only happiness he needs is to marry Elizabeth. He tells her this and travels to go marry her, but sadly after they marry, she gets killed by the monster.

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"My dear Victor, do not speak thus. Heavy misfortunes have befallen us, but let us only cling closer to what remains and transfer our love for those whom we have lost to those who yet live" (Shelley 168).

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"My dear Victor, do not speak thus. Heavy misfortunes have befallen us, but let us only cling closer to what remains and transfer our love for those whom we have lost to those who yet live" (Shelley 168).

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In this quote, it shows loneliness because it describes how many people Victor has lost and that he has to hold on to what is left. Sadly, at the end, Victor has no one and realizes how lonely the monster must be.

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"I attempted to accompany them and proceeded a short distance from the house, but my head whirled round, my steps were like those of a drunken man, I fell at last in a state of utter exhaustion..."(Shelley 174).

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"I attempted to accompany them and proceeded a short distance from the house, but my head whirled round, my steps were like those of a drunken man, I fell at last in a state of utter exhaustion..."(Shelley 174).

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Victor is attempting to try and get out of the house to go look for the monster because his ambition for destroying it is so strong and he dislikes him so much.