Victor Finally Snaps

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the title character takes on a dramatically different personality throughout the book.  He initially seemed to be a innocent kid with real enthusiasm to experiment and achieve something new.  But this creation would prove to completely kill that Victor.  As more and more of Victor's loved ones die at the hands of his creation, guilt weighs on him heavier and heavier.  After the creation kills his wife on their wedding night, Victor is nearly without any relation in the world.  With this, he attempts to kill the monster at any cost.  Risking his life in a variety of ways, Victor chases the monster throughout the wilderness and to the North Pole.  Once on the boat and recovering, he hears that they my me turning around to avoid a mutiny.  He says to this, "I had determined, if you were going southward, still to trust myself to the mercy of the seas rather than abandon my purpose," (Shelley, 154).  Victor's loneliness has driven him to the point of true insanity, and he no longer cares about anything else in the world outside of the monster's death.