... in solitude; it is only he who can prevent this passion from turning into an obsession. As he describes his work, his obsessive behavior is unmistakable through his use of diction. He describes himself as "unremitting", "dedicated", "tortured", "resistless", "frantic", and "engaged" (33). He admits that he had become "pale with study", "emaciated with confinement" and that he was so focused ... of its features chosen amongst others as beautiful, such as pearly white teeth and black flowing hair. Yet the being that stands before Frankenstein is ghastly. Again Victor's use of diction serv...

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