Robert and the Stranger

Robert Walton and the Stranger are similar in their desire for knowledge and discovery. The obvious difference so far though is that the Stranger is a broken spirit most likely from what it was that he discovered or accomplished. Robert on the other hand has just started his voyage and has yet to come across anything negative or damaging to his resolve to discover. They are different though in what it is they want to discover. Robert wants to discover a passage to the arctic and the mainland so something geographic. Whereas, (and I’m only guessing here) the stranger wanted to experiment with the creation or reanimation of dead tissue and nerves. Which, I’m also guessing, that his expirementing went wrong and that he was out on the ice in the first place because he was chasing his creation. They do seem to have a connection with each other though and so that helps them to have more in common. I do feel that they must have a lot in common because I think the stranger sees himself in Robert Walton which is why he then feels the need to tell him his story so that he hopefully won’t make the same mistakes as him and then fall into what he is currently suffering.