Theme of Guilt

"Justine died; she rested; and I was alive." p.61

The character feeling by far the most guilt is Victor. The fear expressed in this quote is the guilt of killing Justine. In creating the creature and seeing him at William's murder site, Victor is convinced that it killed William. In letting, as he feels, innocent Justine die kills him inside. In a way, though, he feels defenseless in that no one would believe his theory to the murderer. To escape his guilt, he flees home on a trek only to come face to face with what will be more guilt. Although initially angry at the creature, I feel Victor will express sympathy to his creation after hearing his story. He has to be able to sympathize with him in that Victor too is a lonely man in the Arctic when found by Walden.