Mary Shelly's Frankenstein consists of many narrative layers, stories within stories. Shifting between mimetic and diegetic narratives she allows us to see through the eyes of many different characters throughout the story. This creates sympathy for even the most potentially evil characters. Also this allows us to find commonalties between the thought patterns of characters without any unusual inter-character dialogue that may break the tone or coherency of any given character's voice.
             Mary Shelly positions us in a place to sympathize with each character and judge their actions against each others with the advantage of being able to see each characters mind state. No doubt that a major theme in Frankenstein is that of loneliness and isolation. From Walton to Victor to the Monster, they all wish to create friendships. Walton tries to create a friend from Victors dying body by nursing him back to health but ultimately fails. Victor creates a friend from spare dead parts but rejects it stating "Begone! . . . There can be no community between you and me; we are enemies" (97.) saying that the Monster has does not even have any belonging with his own father Victor.
             The Monster desires a companion but it isn't given to him. Even though the Monster denies his need by saying "I was dependent on none, and related to none" (125.) The masculine response to his loneliness further shows his hidden desires and how they bring it upon themselves. Each man's isolation drives them in their actions, perhaps their actions furthers their isolation even more as they separate them selves from society. By setting up a frame narrative we can see into each individuals life, we can see each characters sorrow and come to a better understanding of their actions.
             This frame narrative may also help us believe each character's interpretations of the actions by placing them against other interpretat
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