Mary Shelley used characterization to tell us who a person in the story is. We learn about a character in a few ways. A direct narrator describes the character details from the author. Another example is getting a description from just how the character acts and the things they say. The characters in Frankenstein are made to be the foil for other characters. For example, Robert Walton is very much like Victor and the creature, just in different ways. Walton enjoys exploring the world, although, like the creature he is alone and friendless. “I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine … I have no one near me.. (Letter 2, page 2). Throughout the novel there are many lessons that the main characters
