Volume 3 of the novel Frankenstein
ends with Walton's final letters.
In this last part of the
story Victor finds out that Walton had been recording the events that he narrated. As he
found this out, he requested to see what Walton had written down. Victor proceeded to
correct and enhance some of the notes.
What he enhanced was
the intense anger that he felt against the creature. He wanted to ensure that the story
explained how dangerous the creature was, and how much Victor hated
it.
At the end, Victor told
Walton
'Since you have preserved my narration,'
said he, 'I would not that a mutilated one should go down to
posterity.'
"Mutilated" means injured or
imperfect. This quote shows Victor's concern that the world to know exactly what he did
and that he wants to warn the world about it. He wanted to express clearly how wretched
the whole situation was, and how sadly the story ended.
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