Atmosphere is most effective

Out of the three elements, atmosphere, action, and supernatural, I think atmosphere is the most effective of them all. I say this because in Freinkonstein, when victors creates the monster, the only supernatural element that he possessed or mentioned in the story was super speed. I do not think action is the most effective either because there is not a lot of action that has happened. Their is more tension, build up, and mystery in the story. Atmosphere is the most effective because Mary Shelley does a lot of build up in the story. An example is, " we crossed re ice, therefore, and ascended; we entered the hut, the fiend with an air of exultation, I with a heavy heart and depressed spirits. The atmosphere is most effective, because it describes the settings and moods. It develops the terror, and horror needed in a gothic literature. Atmosphere is effective over supernatural and action because it develops the setting and sets the the tone and mood of the story for the characters ,and plot in a gothic story

Freinkonstein

The opening to Mary Shelley's book "Freinkonstein" is introducing the characters and their background information. She discusses about Beaufort, and his bestfriend along with beauforts daughter Caroline and how beauforts dies in his daughters

Arms. She goes on about the families and new relationships that happen after beauforts death. Mary continues to talk about the family and introducing characters throughout chapter one. The way I would write a ghost story is I would start off the same way as Mary Shelley did in Freinkonstein, but with more terror, darkness and blood. I would write the story this way, because I believe the author should always introduce the characters to the reader. Next I would also start the story in a dark way, because ghost stories are usually meant to be terrifying and scary. Also starting off the story this way sets the moods and tensions of the story, and appeals to the readers emotions in a dark type of way. Starting off the story this way defines the setting, what we are expected to read and gives a sense of tone and mood.