And a sad trombone plays... (24 and Conclusion)

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley

Victor is left with nothing but the source of his misery. In truth, his misery stems from himself, but directly the cause is the creature. Vengeance is therefor the drive behind Victor's chasing of the creature into the arctic. He knows that he won't survive much longer, and asks Walton to finish off the creature in his honor. When Victor dies, Walton is later approached by the creature. It turns out, the creature felt just as bad as Victor, if not worse. The creature just wanted information on the basic guarantees that every person has, and yet he was the reason for the death of the very provider of the information he wanted. The creature exclaims "That is also my victim...in his murder my crimes are consummated" (Shelley 163). Even though rage filled the creature throughout the later part of the book, he realizes that he is not justified in his actions. It is here that I see Victor and the creature to be the same. Society plagued them both, and they could never be happy, and they were always on edge. This is why the stories have depicted a hideous lumbering man and called him Frankenstein, because the creator and the creation have very similar qualities. Oh how we have come full circle.