Free Range!

"I stepped fearfully in: the apartment was empty; and my bedroom was also freed from its hideous guest" (pg 38). If the monster is not in Victor's apartment, then where is he?! Months pass while Victor is sick and nothing is ever mentioned about the physical whereabouts of his creation. I could only imagine where he was and what he was doing. He obviously sticks out like a sore thumb so I would guess he tried to stay out of sight of people. It is not until later in the novel when we find out what he has been doing. Shelley creates a frame story where the monster is his own narrator. I find it very interesting that the creation possessed a level of knowledge and was able to communicate in an intelligent way. I'm curious to see where the novel is heading and why Victor ended up chasing the monster to the arctic.