Chapter 7 & Walton in Continuation

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Chapter 7, Volume III

Victor devotes himself to pursuing the Monster far north onto the frozen ocean.

The pursuit

Victor leaves Geneva and visits his family's graves, before beginning his pursuit of the Monster.
Victor tracks the Monster for months, guided by clues and taunts left by the Monster.
The hunt continues across Europe and into Russia, heading north across the ice.
Victor finally sees the Monster in the distance, but the ice cracks, separating the two of them.

The rescue

Victor is rescued by Walton's ship.
The last we hear of Victor's narrative is him begging Walton to satisfy Victor's vengeance by finally killing the Monster.

Walton, in Continuation

Walton describes the decline in Victor's health and explains to Margaret that he believes Victor's tale.

Walton's letters

In a letter to Margaret, Walton laments that he did not know Victor when he was in better health, as it becomes clear that Victor will die.
In subsequent letters, Walton writes that the ship is surrounded by ice.
- Although Victor initially persuades the crew to continue their journey to the North Pole, they later demand that if they escape the ice, they should return home to England.
- Walton agrees to return.

Walton's final letter

Walton tells Margaret that they are returning to England and that Victor has died.
- Walton explains how, just before his death, Victor asked him to avoid ambition.

The Monster's final appearance

After Victor's death, Walton enters the cabin and finds the Monster standing over the body, grieving his creator's death.
- The Monster explains that he sees Victor as another one of his victims, admits the horrible things he has done and tells Walton he is ready to die.
- The Monster says he plans to create a funeral pyre and commit his body 'to ashes'.
- The Monster springs from the cabin window and disappears into the darkness.

1Plot Summaries

1.1Volume I

1.1.1Letters I-IV

1.1.2Chapters 1-3

1.1.3Chapters 4-6

1.1.4Chapters 7-8

1.1.5End of Topic Test - Volume I

1.2Volume II

1.2.1Chapters 1-3

1.2.2Chapters 4-6

1.2.3Chapters 7-9

1.2.4End of Topic Test - Volume II

1.3Volume III

1.3.1Chapters 1-3

1.3.2Chapters 4-6

1.3.3Chapter 7 & Walton in Continuation

1.3.4End of Topic Test - Volume III

2Characters

2.1Victor Frankenstein

2.1.1Role

2.1.2Quotations

2.1.3End of Topic Test - Victor Frankenstein

2.2The Monster

2.2.1Role

2.2.2Quotations

2.2.3End of Topic Test - The Monster

2.2.4Grade 9 - The Monster Question & Extract

2.3Other Characters

2.3.1Robert Walton

2.3.2Elizabeth Lavenza

2.3.3Alphonse Frankenstein

2.3.4Henry Clerval

2.3.5Justine Moritz

2.3.6The De Laceys

2.3.7End of Topic Test - Walton, Elizabeth & Alphonse

2.3.8End of Topic Test - Henry, Justine & the De Laceys

3Key Themes

3.1Ambition & Pursuit of Knowledge

3.1.1Presentation

3.1.2Key Quotations

3.2Prejudice

3.2.1Presentation & Key Quotations

3.3Justice

3.3.1Presentation & Key Quotations

3.3.2End of Topic Test - Ambition, Prejudice & Justice

3.4Companionship & Family

3.4.1Presentation & Key Quotations

3.5Revenge

3.5.1Presentation & Key Quotations

3.6Monstrosity

3.6.1Presentation

3.6.2Key Quotations

3.7Gender

3.7.1Presentation

3.7.2Key Quotations

3.7.3Key Themes - Companionship, Revenge & More

4Authorial Method

4.1Genre & Intertextuality

4.1.1Genre

4.1.2Intertextuality

4.1.3End of Topic Test - Genre & Intertextuality

4.2Form & Structure

4.2.1Form

4.2.2Structure

4.3Settings & Symbolism

4.3.1Settings

4.3.2Symbolism

4.4Imagery & Doubling

4.4.1Imagery

4.4.2Doubling

4.4.3End of Topic Test - Structure, Settings & More

5Context

5.1Context

5.1.1Mary Shelley

5.1.2Time of Writing

5.1.3End of Topic Test - Context

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