Closing Passage

From Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The novel closes with the Creature mourning over Victor's corpse aboard Walton's ship, vowing self-immolation, then being 'borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.'
Walton, in continuation (final pages)

The Creature's final speech of remorse: 'But soon, he cried, with sad and solemn enthusiasm, I shall die...' culminating in the iconic final image: 'He sprung from the cabin window... borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.'

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