Question

4. At the conclusion of Frankenstein, Robert Walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after Victor Frankenstein has died. Perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that Victor suffered. The monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north.
How does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? Is he sympathetic? Is he more hateful because it is only after Victor has died that he relents? How does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

Answer 1

Readers in this part of the novel feel sympathy for the monster and believe that he is a victim of the circumstances. The monster cried and expressed remorse when his creator died which means he is not more hateful but as it is mentioned in the passage before he regrets what he did. The theme of duality is present in the whole novel since the creature is not bad at the beginning but people reject him due to his  appearence and then the creature starts to kill people which means that he changes and becomes bad.