He utters exclamations of grief and horror, but moves to escape when Walton walks into the chamber. Walton asks him to stay. The creature, overcome with emotion, says that Victor, too, is his victim; he asks Frankenstein to pardon him for his crimes.
Despite all that has transpired between them, the creature still harbors love for his creator. This chapter mixes Gothic and Romantic elements. The eerie feeling of the Arctic, a Gothic notion, contrasts with the warmth Walton feels from meeting Victor and his desire for friendship, both Romantic elements. The "being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature" seen by the crew is the monster.
Since the crew has no way to follow the man due to the ice, they are bound to remain with their ship until the ice releases them. A few hours later, the late summer thaw frees the ship to sail free again. Here we have a sense of the eerie and sublime with a scene being played out in a fantastic place, the northern reaches of the world. The weather conditions suggest a sense of doom and mystery. The Gothic novel usually has a setting that is mysterious and foreboding. Why do the townspeople accuse Frankenstein of murdering Clerval?
Why does Frankenstein leave Elizabeth alone on their wedding night? Does the Monster die? Does Frankenstein learn from his mistake in creating the Monster?
Literary Devices Point of View. Previous section Style Next section Tone. Even though he has a crew with him he is remote from them and comes into conflict over the matter of turning back and going home. When Walton takes Victor on board he hopes that here will be a friend for him; he repeatedly refers to Victor as 'brother'. I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine.
You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend. I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind, whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans.
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