THE QUEST
Walton
In Letter 1-4, Robert Walton's quest is to embark a journey to the North Pole to find a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic. He faces challenges and difficulties such as increment weather and lack of food. But at the end of the novel, Victor, unable to bring an end to the monster himself, requests Walton to finish the task for him. Walton's ultimate quest is to finish what Victor had not finished: destroying the monster that Victor had created. Later, when Victor dies, he finds the monster weeping next to Victor. The monster tells Walton that since his creator had died, he will end his suffering and departs to die.
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Frankenstein
Victor's quest is to expand his knowledge and pursuing his studies. He seeks to go out and create life with his own two bare hands and be an amazing scientist. However, he faces challenges such as getting discouraged by a professor and disconnecting from all his friends and family. He sacrifices himself and his relationships with others in devotion to his experiment. At the end of the novel, Victor finds himself with the quest of destroying the monster that has killed his loved ones and only pursues to complete this quest until his death.
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The Creature
Built by Victor in a laboratory through a method consisting of chemistry and alchemy, the monster is 8 feet tall and hideously ugly, but sensitive and emotional. The monster, searching for acceptance and affection, attempts to fit into human society, but is shunned. Furthermore, he asks Victor to create a female companion, which Victor makes but destroys in front of the monster. This leads him to be on the quest to seek revenge against Victor. He leaves little but enough evidence to let Victor chase him, but when Victor dies, the monster finds no purpose in living anymore and leaves to die.
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