I gnashed my teeth
The same characteristic has been the subject of our recent focus, as
Victor's anguished frustration in Justine's prison cell issues in this
extraordinary physical reaction (1.7.9
and note). Earlier we witnessed the
same phenomenon when Victor was brought aboard Walton's ship (Letter 4 and note), which, since it is an event
almost contemporary with his present narrative account must give us a
sense of how habitual this reaction has become; also how revelatory of
psychological (and moral) disturbance it is. Two other characters engage
in the same passionate behavior: the
Creature and Milton's Satan.
