Frankenstein ( Chapters 21 -23)

At this point in the book, you can get a sense that the climax is about to happen. Chapter 21 discusses the death of Henry Clerval, Victor's closest form of family that is outside of his family. However, with this catastrophe Victor still doesn't fully realize the importance of family. Sure he is emotionally sick but still he is selfish. The whole time after Henry's death, Victor is worried about himself. Worried about if the monster is going to get him next, will he be the next one murdered. The arrival of Victor's father, provides some type of relief of the trial and the death.
While writing Elizabeth, Victor begins to remember the treat of the monster. Victor decides if the monster were to come, he will fight back. This was initially when I thought the moment of anagnorisis was. I thought that since Victor was displaying some type of courage and strength, he was fed up. But I don't think that Victor truly made a turn around until Elizabeth's death. This is the point in which Victor make a critical discovery, in which he finds out that the moster knows how to make him hurt. The death of Elizabeth makes Victor become aware of the importance if friends and family.
The great contrast of fear and courage that is prevalent in these chapters contribute to the shift of the story. It's ironic that Victor is now chasing down the monster for the same revenge that the monster seeks when before he was running from the monster, he was running from responsibility.