Walton: Questions On Robert Walton And Letters
1. Who is writing Letter 1 (and all the letters)?
Robert Walton is the writer of the letter.
2. To whom is he writing? What is their relationship?
He is writing to his sister Mrs. Saville.
3. Where is Robert Walton when he writes Letter 1? Why is he there? What are his plans?
Robert Walton is in St. Petersburg, Russia trying to hire people to serve as the crew of his ship. His plan is to sail to the North Pole and study magnetism.
4. What does Robert Walton tell us about himself?
Walton tells us he is an adventurous person and is drawn to finding and exploring new things. He lets us know he got most of his education from self development and is seeking companionship.
5. Where is Walton now? What do you think of Walton's question …show more content…
His name is Victor. Switzerland. His father and mother wanted a daughter but did not have one of their own. They acquired an orphan girl named Elizabeth and she became his sister.
12. What is the story of the man's mother, Caroline Beaufort? How does the man feel toward his parents, and what responsibilities does he feel they had toward him?
The best friend of the man’s father was the father of Caroline Beaufort. When Caroline’s father died, Victor’s father took care of Caroline and then married her when she was of legal age to get married. Their “duty from heaven” was to raise Victor is be good and their guidance is responsible for all his future happiness or misery.
13. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? What gift does the man's mother give him? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?
Elizabeth Lavenza is the orphan child taken in by the Frankenstein family, and raised with Victor. She is the daughter of an Italian nobleman and a German woman. She was orphaned and taken in by a poor Italian family before Victor‘s parents took her in. Elizabeth is the gift his mother gives him. The man’s family name is Frankenstein, his birth name is
Robert Walton is the writer of the letter.
2. To whom is he writing? What is their relationship?
He is writing to his sister Mrs. Saville.
3. Where is Robert Walton when he writes Letter 1? Why is he there? What are his plans?
Robert Walton is in St. Petersburg, Russia trying to hire people to serve as the crew of his ship. His plan is to sail to the North Pole and study magnetism.
4. What does Robert Walton tell us about himself?
Walton tells us he is an adventurous person and is drawn to finding and exploring new things. He lets us know he got most of his education from self development and is seeking companionship.
5. Where is Walton now? What do you think of Walton's question …show more content…
His name is Victor. Switzerland. His father and mother wanted a daughter but did not have one of their own. They acquired an orphan girl named Elizabeth and she became his sister.
12. What is the story of the man's mother, Caroline Beaufort? How does the man feel toward his parents, and what responsibilities does he feel they had toward him?
The best friend of the man’s father was the father of Caroline Beaufort. When Caroline’s father died, Victor’s father took care of Caroline and then married her when she was of legal age to get married. Their “duty from heaven” was to raise Victor is be good and their guidance is responsible for all his future happiness or misery.
13. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? What gift does the man's mother give him? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?
Elizabeth Lavenza is the orphan child taken in by the Frankenstein family, and raised with Victor. She is the daughter of an Italian nobleman and a German woman. She was orphaned and taken in by a poor Italian family before Victor‘s parents took her in. Elizabeth is the gift his mother gives him. The man’s family name is Frankenstein, his birth name is