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Chapters 21-24 & Waton's Last Letters - Quotations

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Chapters 21-24 & Walton's Letters - Quotations

Here are key quotations from Chapters 21-24 and Walton's letters:

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

  • "Elizabeth alone had the power to draw me from these fits; her gentle voice would soothe me when transported by passion’".
    • Elizabeth is mirrored with nature, offering Victor comfort but essentially pushed into a submissive role.
    • Her death at the hands of the Monster is symbolic of the death of nature by man-made means.
    • Perhaps it could even be seen as an allegory for the Romantic reaction against industrialisation.
Walton in Continuation

Walton in Continuation

  • The Monster mourns the death of Victor and tells Walton that he is going to travel to the most Northern part of the globe and commit suicide.
  • With this declaration, he jumps over the side of the boat and was "borne away by the waves and lost in the darkness and distance".
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