Doubtless, this will seem only a natural human reaction, but once we have experienced
Victor's narration of the agon through which he and his Creature have suffered, such
sympathy will appear to be a rarer attribute, all the more prized for how seldom it
is actually practiced by the major characters of the novel. Walton's reaching out
in sympathy stands in marked contrast to the universal reaction elicited by the presence
of the Creature.