Thursday, November 29, 2012

The End... And The End again? Frankenstein part 2- blog 5

In this final section of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein the end is near two times. The first end is the end of  Victor's story; he had chased the creature through the ice on a sledge. He had become worn down, sick, he had lost some of his dogs, and that is when Walton's ship finds him. Therefore, we see the end of Victor's frame story. It was a long journey of creation, destruction, murder, and many lessons learned. Then we are redirected to Walton's letters to his sister. Like Frankenstein, Walton found himself in a huge predicament regarding a dangerous voyage due to his love of a challenge. What he found was the his trip to the North Pole would be practically impossible, and this changed the minds of many of his shipmates. "They insisted, therefore, that I should engage with a solemn promise, that if the vessel should be freed I would instantly direct my course southward," (Shelley 159). Once the ship is clear of ice, he does as they request. Then, with a heavy heart due to the death of Victor and the encounter with the creature, he returns home to England to his sister and to his family. With this, the final theme, I would suggest would be not to bite off more than one can chew because one cannot know for certain what such dangerous desires will do!

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