An Excerpt From 'Letters Of Robert Walton'
Prologue: Letters of Robert Walton
1. Robert’s long-range goal seems to be discovering new land. Walton is searching by sea to find and be the founder of land that is uninhabited by humans.
2. Robert’s childhood was full of regrets. Walton disagreed with his father because his father did not want him to persue the seafaring life. Before Walton’s father died he gave Robert’s uncle his last dying wish to forbid him from joining any type of voyage or life at sea.
3. Walton’s first “career choice” was to become a poet. With the success of being a poet, Robert imagined himself achieving a status among Shakespeare and Homer.
4. Walton expects to find a ship and hire sailors for this whaling-ship in
Archangel. In order to prepare Robert has purchased a fur and is …show more content…
6. Walton relates to the anecdote about the "master" because both are uneducated men who overcame this and are noble and courageous. This suggests that Walton is a little self centered in the aspect that he believes people should commend him.
7. The boat becomes completely surrounded by ice and stuck. Walton characterizes the stranger on board as and extremely interesting person. Walton describes the strangers appearance as wild and mad but also at times expresses overwhelming signs of sweetness. Walton says that he had begun to love this stranger as a brother because of all of his grief and attractive attributes.
Chapters 1-2
1. Frankenstein came from a very wealthy well respected family. His father was a honoured man who fill many public positions. I believe that Shelley describes this background with such depth so that the reader can understand where Frankenstein came from and how it will effect his life.
2. Victor’s father was friends with a man named Beaufort. After Beaufort died, Victor’s dad took Caroline Beaufort’s daughter under his wing. After two years Caroline became the wife of Victor’s
1. Robert’s long-range goal seems to be discovering new land. Walton is searching by sea to find and be the founder of land that is uninhabited by humans.
2. Robert’s childhood was full of regrets. Walton disagreed with his father because his father did not want him to persue the seafaring life. Before Walton’s father died he gave Robert’s uncle his last dying wish to forbid him from joining any type of voyage or life at sea.
3. Walton’s first “career choice” was to become a poet. With the success of being a poet, Robert imagined himself achieving a status among Shakespeare and Homer.
4. Walton expects to find a ship and hire sailors for this whaling-ship in
Archangel. In order to prepare Robert has purchased a fur and is …show more content…
6. Walton relates to the anecdote about the "master" because both are uneducated men who overcame this and are noble and courageous. This suggests that Walton is a little self centered in the aspect that he believes people should commend him.
7. The boat becomes completely surrounded by ice and stuck. Walton characterizes the stranger on board as and extremely interesting person. Walton describes the strangers appearance as wild and mad but also at times expresses overwhelming signs of sweetness. Walton says that he had begun to love this stranger as a brother because of all of his grief and attractive attributes.
Chapters 1-2
1. Frankenstein came from a very wealthy well respected family. His father was a honoured man who fill many public positions. I believe that Shelley describes this background with such depth so that the reader can understand where Frankenstein came from and how it will effect his life.
2. Victor’s father was friends with a man named Beaufort. After Beaufort died, Victor’s dad took Caroline Beaufort’s daughter under his wing. After two years Caroline became the wife of Victor’s