Frankenstein

"Pardon this gush of sorrow; these ineffectual words are but a slight tribute to the unexampled worth of Henry, but they soothe my heart overflowing with the anguish which his remembrance creates" (pg 114). This foreshadows the death of Henry. He begins talking about Henry in the past tense, giving the reader the clue that Henry died. Victor also interupts the story to convey his grief for his lost friend. This also shows his deep grief for the loss of his friend because he interupts the story to tell Walton how good of a friend Henry was. It was after the death of Henry that Victor's health suffered greatly. He was almost to the point of death. Victor reacted more severely to Henry's death than to his wife, Elizabeth's death. Victor does not refer to anyone else in the past tense other than Henry. He does not reflect on the death of Elizabeth, but he reflects on the death of Henry.