Outside Reading: Journal #5

Frankenstein is still sick, and receives a letter from Elizabeth trying to brighten his spirits.  In soing so, Victor responed in telling Elizabeth of his improved health and not to worry.  Victor admits that Henry has rejuvenated Victor's health greatly by getting him outside and traveling aroung while giving him company and encouraging him.  Things are looking up for Frankenstein.
I didn't really like the letters in this chapter because they seemed like they were thrown in there.  The author's idea to add the letters as the way of describing what is going on is a little annoying because when I think of a letter, especially from one that appears out of the blue, there should be something big happening like a disaster.  I do like the fact that the author gave the main character time to bring some happiness into his life.  A change of pace is good because otherwise it's boring you when expect Victor to be miserable.  "But Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart" is what Victor says of his friend Clerval who has been taking care of him.  It is nice to see the strength of Henry's role in this story.  After being sick for so long and Clerval took care of him, when Clerval worked with Victor, Victor said "My own spirits were high and I bounded along with feelings of unbridled joy and hilarity."  When someone cares about you so much, they can really change your life I guess.
I feel like with all these happy feelings, Victor is going to be knocked back into a miserable state again soon and not just him, but Elizabeth and others as well.  The monster, I feel will come back and in a big way too.  The monster just disappeared without a trace so I can see the monster making a re-entrance in a big way.  All in all though, the book is growing on me and I can't wait to continue reading.

?'s
What was your take on how Elizabeth and Victor communicated?
Why do you feel Henry's presence in Victor's life has changed his looks on life so drastically?
What do you see happening next?