on the same path?

"The delight of Clerval was proportionably greater than mine; his mind expanded in the company of men of talent, and he found in his own nature greater captacities and resources than he could have imagined himself to ahve possessed while he associated with his inferiors" (117).

The characterstics mentioned about Henry are very similar to those of Frankenstein before he created the monster. Henry is excited and eager to learn from others while soaking up as much information that he can while on their journey; contrastingly, Frankenstein is preoccupied with his anxiety about the monster and his current dilemnia. They create foil characters to one another; this contrast shows just different Frankenstein has become.