Topic > Symbolism in Frankenstein's Fever, by Mary Shelley

After being released from prison where he had been imprisoned on the false charge of murdering Henry Clerval. After being released, he explains his unique supernatural circumstances to the magistrate who refuses to help. Shelley uses this moment to determine what allows Victor to finally conquer his nervous fever and pursue the monster. When Victor exclaims, "My vengeance hath no moment for thee; yet, while I suffer it to be a vice, I confess it is the all-devouring and sole passion of my soul" (Shelley, 148). This quote demonstrates that Victor's newfound lust for life is based on an internal commitment to destroying the evil he is responsible for unleashing upon the world, thus restoring the natural order. Shelly demonstrates this newfound drive when Frankenstein states that his determination to kill the monster is “the all-consuming and sole passion of my soul” (Shelley, 148). Just as nature restored Victor at the beginning of the novel, his newfound passion to destroy his unnatural creation now brings him back to health, in his attempt to rectify his destruction if