Frankenstein 4

"all sound of joy or complacency was torture to me; solitude wa smy only consolation--deep, dark, deathlike solitude." -pg. 61

This point of the book hits on two themes developed in the book--guilt and solitude. After Justine's death, Victor is feeling extreme guilt. He thinks because he created the monster that supposedly killed William and indirectly killed Justine that he is responsible for these deaths. I personally believe he is mildly responsible, because he left the monster to fend for himself. He can't just create something, then just let it run into the wild without knowing anything about the world. Another theme this hits on is solitude. To Victor, the only thing that can cure this extreme guilt is to be put in solitude and go on a journey. This solitude also shows up in other characters' journeys, such as the monster's and Robert's and the beginning of the book.