Atmosphere

In gothic writing, I believe atmosphere is the most integral part of the story's emotional effect. The story Frankenstein could have easily had Victor animate the monster and that was it. It would have been a bit creepy, but not amazingly scary. It's when Shelley adds the dark, stormy night, and describing how the lab was dark that makes the situation all the more scary. If you have a story where there is no atmosphere, and it pretty muck takes place in a room with nothing in it, people will not read with anxiety of what will happen. Atmosphere is what makes a story have the underlying horror of a story.

Frankenstein

I believe that starting Frankenstein in the way Mary Shelly did, with letters, was a different way to start a novel. It gives backstory to the book and what will happen in the future with a sort of personal fell to it. I, personally, would not have started a book like this. I would have had a begining simalar in content, but not latout. My version would have a look at the captain and his adventures from a first-person point of view. It would illistrate not only what he observed, but his thoughts at the exact moment of the events occurance. It would convey the same message with the same information, but the entire beginning would be more in-depth.

Plans for the Road Ahead

  This next week is spring break for me. My plans for this time seem pretty lazy, and they are pretty lazy when you consider them. I plan to beat the gams Pokémon: Platinum, Black 2, And Y. S far, I have only finished platinum. I then plan to send all of the more noteworthy Pokémon to Black 2, finish that game, and repeat the transfer process to Y. If I am able to do all of that by the end of the break, I feel it will have been a success. Some other things I hope to do include read more, and buy more books. I spend most of my time gaming, which I do not regret by any means, but I think I need to try new things. When I do complete this task, I will rest for the time afterwards, gathering my strength so that I may one day, catch them all.