Throughout the first part of
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, several details seem to hint at future events. This foreshadowing suggests that the creature will be more intelligent and clever than its creator, Victor Frankenstein. To start, the creature gains total eloquence in only two short years. This already proves the creature's greater intelligence since it takes humans nearly until their teenage years to speak in a learned manner. Also, upon its birth, the monster finds ways to live after being abandoned by Frankenstein. Next, in the letter, R. Waldon mentions seeing "the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sitting in the sledge, and guiding the dogs" (Shelley, 8). Waldon then recalls seeing a "man in so wrecked a condition" (Shelley, 9). Assuming that the creature is the first traveler and Victor is the second, the creature has successfully made it through the icy ocean while Victor looses his team of dogs and almost drowns. With these events, I predict that Frankenstein will be outsmarted by his creation.
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