'Frankenstein' or 'The Modern Prometheus' is a 19th century gothic novel written by Mary Shelley. Shelley's interest in the physical sciences led her to write a novel based on the creation of human life in an unnatural way. Victor is one if the narrators who have an unnatural obsession with science led him to discover the secret of life; creating the abomination that is his monster. Walton serves as a neutral narrator who has no personal impact on the narratives of Victor and the monster. It was thanks to Walton that the monster was able to express his feelings following the death of his creator. Robert Walton's role in the novel is that of a neutral character who acts as a filter for Victor's personal perspectives and biases. He is separate from the action in Victor's story and therefore can remain unprejudiced in areas where Victor cannot. Similar to Victor, Walton is a man of science eager to conquer the unknown and seems to achieve his wishes even though his sister tries to dissuade him. On the other hand, his crew is on the verge of mutiny due to the pressure placed on them to reach the Arctic. However, Walton does what Victor never managed to do throughout the novel: he listens to the creature's distressing tale while describing how he felt no pleasure in hearing "Clerval's moans" while he was suffocating her. Walton, although he initially feels "touched by [the monster's] expressions of misery", confronts the monster, indignant, calling him "miserable", but continues to listen to his misdeeds and misfortunes. Listening to the monster's own words, Walton is able to discern that Victor seemed to know only of the monster's "crimes and [his] own misfortunes." Walton had become the opposite...... middle of paper...... vel, conveying a story to his sister and the reader, although he serves a purpose as a character who sees evil in which he does, contrasting with the other two protagonists. Walton is also the neutral approach to the entire tale, providing the story with a "filter" to eliminate Victor's opinions and perspectives that are invalid and unimportant to the tale. Walton is also used as a parallel to the monster and Victor, but is often seen as Victor's "shadow". Shelley includes much of her personal life in the novel, as evidenced by the monster's upbringing, her childhood contrasting greatly with Victor's. While I don't believe it is included solely as a mechanical narrative device, I do believe it is used to represent the reader. In a way that indicates that what he does at the end of the novel is what every aspiring scientist should do: stop.