Walton´s letters

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Walton´s letters

Eva Grätzel von Grätz

17.03.2022

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Frankenstein

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how victor is portrayed

Impact on the novel

Walton´s letters

Eva Grätzel von Grätz

17.03.2022

let´s go

Frankenstein

summary

robert walton

themes

quotes

WORKS 202X

STUDY NAME

INDEX

Summary

Robert Walton

character

How Victor is

portrayed

themes

quotes

Impact on

the novel

INDEX

summary

robert walton

how victor is portrayed

Impact on the novel

quotes

themes

character

waltons point of view

madness, science, loneliness

SUMMARY

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how victor is portrayed

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Walton is on his way to the north pole

ship gets trapped between impassable ice

Walton and his crew are waiting for the ice to melt

rescue Frankenstein who chases monster

Frankenstein recovers and tells Walton his story

crew wants to turn around and head home but Victor convinces them to wait, appells on their braveness and courage

in the end, returning home anyways

victor dies

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talks about beauty of nature (attracks him)

very POSITIVE about his voyage, impressions from his childhood

Letter 1.

Dec. 11th, 17xx Petersburg

Letter 2.

MAR. 28th, 17xx Archangel

whining about how he has no friend, descriptions of sailor companions, no one who fully meets his expectations

Letter 3.

jul. 7th, 17xx High Latitude

still positive, makes good resulutions ("I will not rashly encounter danger..."

Letter 4.

aug. 5th, 17xx High Latitude

encounter with Frankensteins monster, later rescuing Victor, making him recover, whole crew is curious, Walton expresses admiration

aug. 13th, 17xx High Latitude

first approaches, sharing storys, admiration

aug. 19th, 17xx High Latitude

Victor talks about his misery, foreshadowing

-> final letter

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Walton reflects on Victors tale

Ending Letter

aug. 26th, 17xx high latitude

Walton thinks about home, sailors want to head home

sep. 2nd, 17xx High Latitude

a few sailors already died, sailors speak up to Walton, Walton hesitates, Victor makes a speech (Don´t be cowards)

sep. 5th, 17xx High Latitude

Walton consents to return home, it´s like giving up for him, whines a bit

sep. 7th, 17xx High Latitude

Victor implies that Walton could take actions when meeting the monster -> Walton is the judge (who is the good / evil?), monster comes, kills Victor, admits his wrong actions, then flees

sep. 12th, 17xx back towards england

letters 1 - 4

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p.39, ll. 13ff.: "..."

p.251, ll. 26ff.: "Return as heroes who have fought and conquered and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe."

ROBERT WALTON

character & narrator

"I am already far north of London..." p.20, l.8

narrator

28-years-old

very impressed by beauty of nature

blinded by his thirst for discovery and knowledge -> only focuses on the chances

thinks that discovering the passage near north pole benefits the mankind

always dreamt of travelling, eager to discover something new

In the past: education neglected bc of his fathers dying injunction

But then: boost of knowledge by self-education

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robert walton

how victor is portrayed

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descriptive adjectives

self-concious

affectionate

genuine

ambitious

persistent

enthusiastic

industrious

dramatic

character

first-person-narrator

p.29, ll. 3ff.: "..."

European, speaking English with a foreign accent

at the brink of destruction

state of suffering and grief

eyes: expression of wildness / madness

although kind, benevolent, sweet, wise, cultivated, eloquent

gnashing his teeth -> impatience

thankful to Walton and his crew

after hearing about the creature: new spirits, thirst for action, eager to continue his chase

still weak, silent, uneasy

his manners: conciliating, gentle, attentive

his looks: attractive, amiable

double existence: suffers misery, grief vs. being a celestial spirit to others

what makes him special? ->intuitive discernment, power of judgement, facility of self expression

summary

robert walton

how victor is portrayed

themes

quotes

Impact on the novel

HOW VICTOR IS PORTRAYED

waltons perception

descriptive adjectives

weak

mad

kind

benevolent

wise

eloquent

impatient

attentive

uneasy

eager

discernment

Scharfsinn

Only way of finding peace -> dying Only distraction in life -> dreaming

p.40, ll. 5f.: "nothing can alter my destiny"

p.36, ll. 22f.: "Yet, although unhappy, he is not so utterly occupied by his own misery that he interests himself deeply in the projects of others."

p.35, ll. 21f.: "From this time a new spirit of life animated the decaying frame of the stranger."

p.38, ll. 14ff.: "..."

p.38, ll. 24ff.: "..."

p.34, ll. 14ff.: "..."

THEMES

madness, loneliness

mad

Walton and Victor as mad men

completely consumed with one task (finding passage way, creating life)

> turns each man into danger to themselves plus those around them

-desire fame and acknowledgement that comes with their discoveries

> think, they deserve it

Jesus complex -> see themselves being the greatest gift to the human race

they are both aware that their ambitions have caused pain to others

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"scientists"

p.23, ll. 6f.: "And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?"

p.22, ll.9ff.: "..."

loneliness

Walton and the monster experiencing similar feelings of loneliness

desire companions who they can share their life with, who they can talk to

both have high standards

have gone through loneliness and self-education

> lead to selfishness (Walton putting his crew in danger)

and revenge (Monster killing people)

p.25, ll. 17ff.: "I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possesed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind, whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans."

p.25, ll. 21f.: "for the first fourteen years of my life I ran wild on a common and read nothing but our Uncle Thomas´ books of voyages."

p.247, ll. 19ff.: "..."

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robert walton

how victor is portrayed

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QUOTES

nature

"I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight." p.20,ll.14ff.

"...a land surpassing in wonders and in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe." p.20,ll.21f.

"...´the land of mist and snow´,..." p.28,l.17

“…we were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed in the ship on all sides, scarcely leaving her the sea room in which she floated. Our situation was somewhat dangerous, especially as we were compassed round by a very thick fog.” p.32,ll.6ff.

IMPACT ON THE NOVEL

functions

contrast Walton and Victor -> highlighting Victors story

> Walton and Monster both want a friend

> Walton finds a friend in Victor vs. Monster gets rejected

creates emotional distance to Victor

enables the reader to reflect upon the causes of his brokenness and on his failed behaviour

In general: many similarities between characters, looking from different perspectives

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preperation

foreshadowing

framing

reader gets

first impression

on Victors

character

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Robert Walton

explorer

Short Overview

LETTERS 1-4

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role

captain of a ship

destination

finding a passage way through the arctis

writes his letters to

his sister, Margaret Saville

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Robert Walton

explorer

Short Overview

LETTERS 1-4

on his way to the north pole

ship gets trapped between impassable ice

Walton and his crew are waiting for the ice to melt

rescue Frankenstein who chases monster

Frankenstein recovers and tells Walton his story

crew wants to turn around and head home but Victor convinces them to wait, appels on their braveness and courage

in the end, returning home anyways

victor dies

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destination

finding a passage way through the arctis

writes his letters to

his sister, Margaret Saville

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