Frankenstein 6

• “We rest; a dream has power to poison sleep. We rise; one wandering thought pollutes the day. We feel, conceive, or reason; laugh or weep, Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away; It is the same: for, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free. Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but mutability!” (p. 87)

This portion of Percy Shelley’s (Mary Shelley’s husband) poem, Mutability (1816) , is used in the book to describe the occurring situation. Shelley's addition of the poem is very applicable to this point in the story as it reveals the unexpected change throughout time. Victor’s feeling of tranquility is about to be interrupted once he encounters the angry monster he has created. This particular meeting with the monster surely changes Victor’s life forever.

(Works Cited)
"Mutability." Web. 2 Aug. 2009. http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/V2notes/mutabili.html.

(Photo Credit)
Portrait of Percy Shelley by Curran, 1819. Photograph. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Sept. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Percy_Bysshe_Shelley_by_Curran,_1819.jpg.