-4 1. What does Robert Walton hope to accomplish on his voyage? Robert Walton wants to travel to the Artic and be the first to set foot on it. Walton is also excited by adventure and new experiences. 2. How did Walton prepare himself for the expedition? He has been preparing himself for six years‚ gathering information about the Arctic‚ and training himself physically so that he will be able to endure the harsh climate of the region. 3. What did Walton read for the first 14 years of his life? For
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Shelley Study Guide Letter 1 1. Who is Robert Walton and who is he writing to? Robert Walton is the narrator‚ and he is writing to his sister‚ Margaret. 2. What reasons does Walton offer for making his voyage? Robert Walton wants an adventure; he is lonely and also wants a friend. Letter 2 3. At the beginning of letter 2‚ what does Walton say he is in need of? “…I greatly need a friend…” Letter 3 4. What attitude does Walton reveal to his sister in letter 3? He is confident that
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and even fateful. Shelley begins her novel with an ambitious seafarer named Robert Walton. Walton is determined to reach the North Pole‚ where he may “tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man” (6). During his journey‚ he writes constantly to his sister‚ Margaret Saville. Unfortunately‚ due to the laws of nature‚ sheets of impassable ice enclosing on their ship soon interrupt Walton’s mission. Trapped‚ Walton meets Victor Frankenstein‚ another ambitious man who has been traveling by a
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Robert Walton has spent a lifetime dreaming about finding a passage through the ice. If he is successful in accomplishing his pursuit of this goal‚ he believes that it will not only give him fame‚ glory‚ and fortune‚ but also make a positive impact on the rest of the world. Robert’s goal is an example of an aspiration that is good for both the individual striving towards it‚ and the population that it could possibly effect. However‚ Robert may not be doing this for the right reasons. The quote alludes
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(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
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Robert Walton‚ I am imparting you with a full report on the creature whom you pursue. Much of this knowledge is already known to you as you have had a close encounter with this individual. We do have new developments and materials recovered from crime scenes and articles left behind by the monster. One particular article is the photo incriminating Justine under circumstantial evidence‚ the photo of Caroline‚ Victor’s mother. The purpose of this official document is to summarize what we all ought
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In the article "What Obama Hopes To Accomplish Before Leaving The White House" The Onion uses accomplishments and fails from President Barack Obama’s two terms as president and puts a lighthearted spin on them using horatian satire. In this piece Barack Obama is putting together a frivolous to-do checklist to complete before he leaves office. The article takes many accomplishments of Barack Obama during his presidency and uses it in a humorous context. This draws on the audience’s pathos and
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Analyse the character of Robert Walton The first character we are introduced to in the novel is Robert Walton. We know this because there are a series of letters from him to his sister Margret Saville concerning his whereabouts. From reading the four letters it is apparent to the reader that Walton is an ambitious and caring man. He is articulate and eloquent especially when writing about his voyage. To the reader he appears to be very reflective in that he expresses his concern about how long it
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Short Summary Robert Walton‚ an English adventurer‚ undertakes an expedition to the North Pole. While on this expedition (which has been a lifelong dream of his)‚ Walton corresponds with his sister by letter. Amid the ice floes‚ Walton and his crew find an extremely weary man traveling by dogsled. The man is near death‚ and they determine to take him aboard. Once the mysterious traveler has somewhat recovered from his weakness‚ Robert Walton begins to talk to him. They two strike up a friendshipÃ
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strove vigorously for supremacy in foreign affairs. He was to use his foreign policy to establish a universal monarchy for himself or alternatively to use it to secure natural frontiers for France thus improving its defenses. He worked successfully to create an absolutist and centralized state. During his reign Louis was involved in four major wars‚ some of which Louis may be accountable as the provocateur; however‚ I believe that mainly his motives were purely defensive. The war of Devolution served as
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