The conclusion of the novel reveals many interesting components of the judgment the creation has faced and shows that, because of the discrepancy between appearance and purpose, it may never be possible for outsiders to fully understand the creation; Robert Walton, completely knowledgeable in Frankenstein and the creation’s entire tale, initially exhibits the trademark abhorrence at the creation’s appearance — “Never did I behold a vision so horrible as his face, of such loathsome, yet appalling hideousness.” — yet, when he closes his eyes, this disgust fades to the point where he cannot complete “the duty of obeying the dying request of my friend, in destroying his enemy.” (163) He is instead suspended by a mixture of curiosity and compassion”
