Given that the creation of the monster by fire destroyed Victor’s life as he knew it – and his spirit in the process - it seems fitting that his body should meet its end by fire as well. This parallel is connected by Shelley on the very last page of her novel as Victor tells Walton that “[he] will ascend [his] funeral pyre triumphantly” (197). With this fire, Victor can rid himself of the plague that his creation has caused and finally be free, even if it requires leaving this world behind.
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what literary technique would you say Shelley has employed here?
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