Friendship

When the narration of the story is handed over to the perspective of Walton, we see him more and more finding a friend in Victor. He wholly believes the story shared by Victor despite its fantastical content. When the death of Victor seems imminent, worry fills Walton's head. He fears losing his new found friend because he fears abandonment. When Walton's crew request they turn back for home once their vessel is freed from the ice it is embedded in, Victor speaks wholeheartedly against their wishes and encourages them to complete their task and return home accomplished heroes. Walton sees this as motivational, the kind of inspiration a true friend could only share. Following Victor's death, the monster enters the cabin of Walton and views the body of Victor. Walton's initial instinct is to kill the monster in order to fulfill Victor's wishes of him to do so yet he hesitates and instead listens to the monster's appeal. In allowing the monster to escape, Walton is fulfilling the role that Victor needed to all along in order to resolve the issue of the monster's path of destruction: he accepts him as a person capable of things all other humans are. In this acceptance, the monster experiences forgiveness and promises to destroy himself so as to adhere to the wishes of Victor.