Frankenstein's death and the turn toward England

1 The ice has let the ship go.

2 Walton sits alone at the writing table in the grey Arctic light.

3 The frozen sea starts to move, and ice islands split with a roar around the trapped ship

4 Frankenstein tries one last time to rise from his bunk, and his strength gives out

6 Victor Frankenstein's wasted fingers give Walton's palm one last faint squeeze

7 Victor Frankenstein's eyes close for good and the last trace of a gentle smile leaves his lips.

8 After Frankenstein's death, Walton weeps silently over his unfinished letter to Margaret