Victor speaks this line to Robert when telling him about his best friend Henry. His word choice to describe him foreshadows his death to come, like saying his body is decayed but spirit is still alive. This foreshadowing keeps the reader locked into the novel to find out what will happen to Henry, Victor, and the creation. Shelley foreshadows many times throughout the novel, always hinting at bad things that are to come. This line was way more obvious though as to what would happen than other foreshadowing phrases used in the book. It helped get the idea across that Victor's creation meant what he said and would keep his promise. He would definitely not be afraid to kill someone Victor cared about if he did not get what he wanted. This also put the idea in my mind that Henry would not be the only close individual to Victor who would be killed later on, which was proved to be true when Elizabeth was killed.
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