my tale conveys in its series internal evidence
Victor credits his account with being logically consistent, but in
twice terming it a "tale" he raises the question of the truth value of any
narrative. This joins with the disparity detected in the previous
paragraph between Walton's understanding of Victor's virtues and Victor's
own concentration on what we might think of as his vices to reinforce how
deeply perspective can infuse the "tale." This will become a major
subtext of this novel, touching all its main events.
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