“He so bright and joyful in his youthful beauty” (61)." Through characters such as the monster and William Frankenstein, the motif of light and darkness helps create the atmosphere of In the story, light is always depicted as good while darkness is always shown as evil. There is a direct contrast between these two characters. The monster is seen by everyone, even himself, as simply dark and repugnant because he is human. Point of view The narrator's position in relation to the story being told. First person The point of view constantly changes from person to person composed of Captain Walton, Frankenstein and the monster. But it always remains in the first person which helps the reader to see the perspective of whoever is in the situation This is important for the monster, as Shelley is able to point out to the reader what all of this looks like to him too and that he has feelings..