In Frankenstein Mary Shelley gives a small glimpse into the mind of Victor Frankenstein. To encourage movement the gothic genre is intensely used throughout the novel. To set the mood, a gothic setting is used to give specific details of weather, sounds, and the environment. Mary Shelley also uses irrational fear to keep the tone of a gothic novel. Without the gothic tone, Frankenstein would not be as impactful of a novel. First, one use of how gothic genre sets the mood is the setting. Use of certain time periods, weather, sounds, and environments keep the gothic tone consistent throughout the novel. “As soon as I was convinced that no assistance could save any part of the habitation, I quitted the scene and sought refuge in the woods” (124) meeting with the family the monster had been observing, it burned their house down. This is important because the monster felt that its place was in the ‘dark and scary forest’, it finally thought of itself as a monster that everyone else saw it as. Another example is when Frankenstein finds out that his brother has been murdered, the use of a gothic ‘scary’ setting is apparent. "I quitted my seat and walked on, although the darkness and storm increased every minute and the thunder burst with a terrific burst with a terrific crash over my head" (59). During this journey Frankenstein is very angry at his creation who he knows is to blame. Without the thunderstorm in the background, Frankenstein’s inner thoughts would not have been as easy to decipher. Being in the time period that Frankenstein was set also helped build the story. If Frankenstein had been a modern day novel, the impact of this terrifying monster would have given the reader a much lesser impact. Another use of gothic genre is Frankenstein’s irrational fear of his monster. Throughout the novel we see examples of Frankenstein’s fear of his own creation.