9+5=good amount of points at lunch, alma sat across from me, even though by then several other regular volunteers had arrived and offered to take her out for real food rather than subjecting her to the cafeteria fare. i can’t imagine how far gone i must have seemed to her, but i’ll never forget what she said as i prodded the chocolate mass parading as cake on my tray. what does the phrase "the chocolate mass parading as cake" mean in this excerpt? a food item called cake that doesn't appear to be appetizing a piece of cake that is decorated festively a piece of cake that is slipping off the cafeteria tray a large portion of cake

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18