What does Walton say of Victor? Walton describes Victor as a “
stranger [who] addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent.”
Two days pass before Victor begins to tell his story of how he came so far from land.
Why does Victor become upset with Walton?
Victor won't share his knowledge with Walton because
his personal knowledge resulted in distress
. 26. How does he go about creating a human being, and what does he expect as a result of this creation? How long does the task take?
How does Walton respond to the stranger?
How does Walton respond to the stranger? Why do you think walton is attracted to the stranger?
He was very hospitable and nursed the Stranger back to health
. He felt a connection – the stranger is educated, understands his ambition, and is like minded.
What is Victor's final advice to Walton?
His final letter to his sister recounts Frankenstein's death and his dying advice to Walton to
forego ambition and seek tranquility
instead.
What does Walton learn by the end of Frankenstein?
Walton tells how Victor proves his tale by producing the letters of Felix and Safie. Victor tells Walton to learn from his mistakes, that
knowledge for evil ends leads to disaster
.
At the end of Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein dies wishing that he could destroy the Monster he created. The Monster visits Frankenstein's body.
He tells Walton that he regrets the murders he has committed and that he intends to commit suicide
.
In a letter on September 7, Walton says
he has agreed to the crew's demand to turn back
. He considers what has happened an injustice. Like Victor, Walton blames his failure not on his ambition or his fallibility, but on others.
Walton
cries over Victor's death
and says his mind “is overshadowed by disappointment” in turning the ship around and admitting defeat.
Investigating the noise, Walton is startled to find the monster, as hideous as Victor had described,
weeping over his dead creator's body
. The monster begins to tell him of all his sufferings. He says that he deeply regrets having become an instrument of evil and that, with his creator dead, he is ready to die.
What request does Frankenstein make of Robert Walton? Frankenstein knows his strength is failing. He asks Robert Walton to
destroy the creature if he ever has the opportunity
.
Walton rejoices at the thought of having found a friend and confidant in Victor.
Walton senses a deep passion and regret
in his newfound friend.
How does Walton respond to the Creature?
The creature will take his own life by burning himself
. He says that no matter how wretched Victor may have felt and how much he suffered, none of it would equal the suffering of the creature. He cannot find acceptance from his creator, so he seeks comfort in death.
What does Walton say about his education? What problems does he see with it?
His education was neglected, but he was fond of reading
. To what literary work does Walton attribute his attachment to and passionate enthusiasm for the dangerous mysteries of the ocean?
The man agrees to tell his story
because he notices that Walton is seeking knowledge as Victor himself once did
. Victor hopes that Walton's seeking of knowledge will not lead to disaster as it did for Victor.
What does he warn Walton about the Creature? Victor asks Walton to destroy the creature. Victor warns Walton that
the creature is eloquent and persuasive
. Why wouldn't Victor tell Walton the details about the creation?
It is hardly surprising, therefore, that Walton welcomes Frankenstein onto his ship so enthusiastically and is so enthralled by his story:
he recognises in Victor someone who is like himself
.
he recognises someone with whose attitude to life he can readily identify.
Weather slows the beginning of the trip, but Walton reassures his sister that
he will use caution and prudence
. He alludes to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. This one poem helped launch the Romantic period and gives us a story of a man banished for killing an albatross while at sea.
Victor won't tell Walton the details about the creation because
Victor doesn't want him to know the secret
. He believes it will kill Walton's happiness.
Investigating the noise, Walton is startled to find the monster, as hideous as Victor had described, weeping over his dead creator's body. The monster begins to tell him of all his sufferings. He says that
he deeply regrets having become an instrument of evil
and that, with his creator dead, he is ready to die.
What request does Frankenstein make of Robert Walton? Frankenstein knows his strength is failing. He asks Robert Walton to
destroy the creature if he ever has the opportunity
.
