How Does Mary Shelley Tell The Story In Chapter 24 Of Frankenstein

Chapter 24 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein concludes the frame narrative that she formatted in Chapter 1. Frankenstein tells personal stories through the perspectives of three primary characters. Chapter 24 reveals the growth that each character has experienced throughout the novel. Walton is the first introduced character when he then saves Victor from the cold, leading him to hear about Victor’s tragic adventures. Walton changes his way of thinking from the start and begins to think about how he may affect others along the path of his dream. “Yet it is terrible to reflect that the lives of all these men are endangered through me. If we are lost, my mad schemes are the cause” (Shelley Chapter 24). The origin of this new way of thinking stems from the wisdom that Victor gives through the telling of his own tragedies. It's Victor’s advice that causes Walton, who only cared for his own dream, to put his men on his ship first. Walton is now willing to sacrifice his only dream and biggest goal in life just to secure the future of his crew.

In previous chapters, Victor would always avoid his responsibilities but this slowly changes. Whether it was due to fear or selfishness, Victor continued on a path of avoidance. The creature changes this when he kills all of Victor’s loved ones. “I was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure; it moulded my feelings and allowed me to be calculating and calm at periods when otherwise delirium or death would have been my portion” (Chapter 24). Without anyone to lean on, Victor faces his previous fears and no longer plays along with the creature’s actions. His rage creates clarity and allows him to pursue the creature and try and fix his original mistake. This new clarity lets him track down the creature in order to finish him