which you have regarded with such evil forebodings" (p. 13). At this point in the novel, Walton is exploring the North Pacific Ocean, journeying to the North Pole. He is trapped by ice and the landscape is barren. When we are introduced to the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein his childhood is portrayed as warm and loving. As Victor travels to Ingolstadt in pursuit of medical knowledge, the setting and atmosphere of the novel becomes darker, in contrast to the atmosphere and setting of his
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