Wow, that's convienent...

There's one big thing that I've notcied while reading about Mary Shelly's writing style: she leaves many things vague and to the reader's imagination. For some, this is frustrating, and usually I would agree. But, growing up (as I've said before) my dad would tell me scary stories all the time. And while his Frankenstein's monster was different from this one, since I was told many 'ghost stories', I have no trouble imagining the monster that Shelly describes with so few words. I can also understand why Shelly does not focus much on descriptions, because while there is an external conflict between the monster and Frankenstein, there are more important conflicts internally in both characters. Shelly tries to reflect the importance of these conflicts in having so little description of the appearance of the characters, and focus more on their personality, thoughts, and feelings. It's a stray from the norm, and I like it.