"Unhappy man! Do you share my madness? Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught? Hear me, - let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips!" Victor Pg. 12
Though the main focus of this story is on Frankenstein's tale it's important to remember that this is a story inside another story. Because this is a frame story it is told from Victor's prospective. This means that any element of this story could be skewed because he has his own biases and memories. For instance Victor calls the creature horribly ugly and evil. The creature admits he is ugly but nothing about his personality is. This was simply Victor's rash judgement based on seeing him for about two minutes after bringing him to life. Also the idea of the frame story is important because Victor's tale acts as a warning or a sign of caution. Victor admits that through his whole life he was tempted by the idea of discovering more about nature and science. He obsessed over it and spent his whole adolescence chasing this pursuit of knowledge. He claims it was this drive that caused him to make the creature which he believes was a huge mistake. He sees that Walton has this same fascination and obsession with science and hopes that this horrible tale will keep him from making the same mistake. Even though it doesn't really seem like Walton is a super important character now he provided the motivation for the whole story and it reminds the reader of the importance of prospective.
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