Frankenstein's Pursuit of the Creature

My impression of Frankenstein's pursuit of the creature is that rather than a typical chase it appears as though the monster is allowing Frankenstein to follow him. This is apparent by the monster leaving Frankenstein messages such as 'Follow me' which show he wants the pursuit to continue. However, it appears that rather than actually facing Frankenstein the monster simply wants to prolong the chase as when Frankenstein states that he 'gained on him' the monster's attitude seems to change as he becomes more hasty as he 'seized a number of dogs' and threatened villagers. Frankenstein then 'lost all trace of him.' This perhaps suggests that the monster does not want to face Frankenstein, perhaps reflecting his previous views that he is somewhat Godlike to him, as he may not actually want to cause him any first-hand physical harm. Instead he relishes the endless suffering he knows that Frankenstein will endure by not finding him. This contradicts the messages that he gives Frankenstein such as 'we have yet to wrestle for our lives,' further suggesting that the creature does not want a physical fight. It can also be interpreted that the creature has no real desire for Frankenstein to die, for example, he leaves him a 'dead hare' in order to prevent his starvation. It can also be seen that the creature struggles to see misery, and this is why he makes Frankenstein's journey less harsh. Romantic ideas are also shown throughout the pursuit as nature is seen as a force for good, 'the sky, shed a few drops that revived me.'