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A summary of Preface & Letters 1–4 in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Frankenstein and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Frankenstein Summary and Analysis of Letters 1-4. Letters 1-4: We are introduced to Robert Walton, a 28-year-old sea captain who is embarking on a journey to the North Pole region in order to find a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic. He writes the letters to his sister, Mrs. Saville, in London, England.
Preface & Letters 1-4. These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death, and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river. But I have one want which I have never yet ...
Frankenstein utíká z laboratoře do své ložnice a tam nakonec zcela vyčerpaný usne. Pronásledují ho děsivé sny o Elisabeth a když se probudí, zjistí, že netvor, kterého stvořil, nadzdvihuje závěsy kolem lůžka a vydává jakési neartikulované zvuky. Frankenstein prchá na dvůr, stráví na něm noc a naslouchá zvukům z domu.
Letter 1. Robert Walton, preparing to explore the North Pole, relates the progress of planning for his expedition in a letter dated December 11, 17—, to his sister Margaret Saville, in London. Walton has made it to St. Petersburgh, Russia, and he describes his excitement about being the first to reach the Pole, solve scientific mysteries, and ...
Analysis. In the first entry of this three-part letter, Walton says his crew has observed a huge "savage" figure in a dogsled speeding across the ice. The next morning his crew members discover another man, this one normal sized and European, within reach of the ship. Walton's use of the word "savage" places him alongside the many other ...
Terms in this set (19) Letter 1. Where is this letter written? Saint Petersburg, and then to Arkhangelsk, and all the way to the north. What attitudes and beliefs does the letter writer (Robert Walton) have about the arctic? He views it as a land with beauty and delight. He has a hard time viewing it as a desolate place.
