Victor credits his account with being logically consistent, but in twice terming it
a "tale" he raises the question of the truth value of any narrative. This joins with
the disparity detected in the previous paragraph between Walton's understanding of
Victor's virtues and Victor's own concentration on what we might think of as his vices
to reinforce how deeply perspective can infuse the "tale." This will become a major
subtext of this novel, touching all its main events.