Blog #6 Literary Term: Conflict

"His words had a strange effect upon me. I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him; but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred." -page 106

Conflict: the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story

This part of the story occurs when Frankenstein comes face to face with the creature and fully interacts with him for the first time. At this point, when the monster finally gets Frankenstein to come to his hut and listen to his story, Frankenstein doesn't know what to do, say, or think. His emotions are constantly swaying and going back and forth. He is dealing with an emotional and internal conflict. This becomes very apparent when the monster presents his request for a female companion just like him to Frankenstein. Frankenstein has to think about the benefits and consequences of creating another monster versus not creating another monster. He has to think about the safety of his friends, family, and community before he makes his final choice. He begins to feel sympathy and sadness for the monster at points, and then his feelings change when he even looks at the monster. Weighing all of the factors to the best of his ability, Frankenstein finally decides to comply with the monster's request even though creating another monster will also add to the internal conflict that he is deal with.