"...learn my miseries, and do not seek to increase your own." -pg. 156
Here we have another parallel of characterization and plot. Victor is telling Walton that he does not wish to tell of the creation process. He wants Victor to learn from his story and not make the same mistakes he did and cause himself misery. Much like Victor, Walton is seeking scientific information that nobody has found out how to do. Victor tells his story to warn him of the unseen consequences and to think of his actions before he acts. He also doesn't want his creation process getting out to anyone because his whole family (minus Ernest) was murdered because of the chain of events. He himself died from the misery the monster he created had given him. Victor cares about Walton and does not wish the same miseries on him.
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