A first impression of Walton would be to say that he is extremely ambitious. He desires to go to the North Pole to "accomplish some great purpose". He has his own theories on what should be there, and will not rest until he has proved them. This is somewhat a 'Godlike' ambition, in that he wishes to be praised for discovering something new which will benefit everyone else in the world. The language used is also very much like Old Testament, Biblical; "Heaven shower down blessings on you". The image of Walton being 'Godlike' is enhanced by this. However, he...
secrets of creation. He believes that fate has told him that it is his fate to discover these things, so he reads any books he can find on the subject. He shows these to his father who scorns them.

But as he doesn't explain why the books are useless Frankenstein only becomes even more determined. He wants to have the same 'Godlike' recognition that Walton does now. Frankenstein wants to be able to cure man of all disease and make humans indestructible. They are extremely alike in their desires for recognition and wanting to achieve something others haven't before.