How much time has elapsed when Walton begins writing again, what has happened in the mean time and how does the man respond to Walton's project in Frankenstein?


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In Time Months. Walton functions as the conduit through which the reader hears the story of Victor and his monster. However, he also plays a role that parallels Victor's in many ways. Like Victor, Walton is an explorer, chasing after that "country of eternal light"-unpossessed knowledge. Victor's influence on him is paradoxical: one moment he exhorts Walton's almost-mutinous men to stay the path courageously, regardless of danger. ChaCha

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