Which sentence form Frankenstein most directly references the title character?
"Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva."
"The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine."
"His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful."
"She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death."
"His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful."
The sentence that most directly references the title character of Frankenstein is: "His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful."
To find the sentence in Frankenstein that most directly references the title character, you can analyze each sentence and look for any explicit mention or description of Frankenstein himself. Let's examine each sentence:
1. "Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva."
This sentence does not mention or describe Frankenstein directly. It provides information about another character, Henry Clerval, and his family background.
2. "The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine."
This sentence is a general statement made by the narrator, but it does not directly refer to Frankenstein.
3. "His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful."
This sentence provides a clue: the pronoun "his" suggests that the sentence is referring to someone specific. Additionally, the phrase "I had selected" implies that the narrator had a part in creating or choosing this person. From this, we can infer that the sentence is referring to Frankenstein himself. Therefore, this sentence most directly references the title character.
4. "She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death."
This sentence describes the death of a female character, but it does not directly mention or describe Frankenstein.
In summary, the sentence that most directly references the title character, Frankenstein, is: "His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful."