walton Flashcards

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explain the importance of Walton’s letters

A
  • imperative to structure and stance of novel
  • allows novel to move forward so quick and explain time lapse
  • serve as a parallel to victors creation
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explain the importance of Walton’s need for a friend

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  • foreshadows that he will find victor

- victor also describes monster as needy for a companion and shows that vulnerability makes them similar

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what line shows Walton’s need for a friend?

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‘but I bitterly feel the want for a friend’

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how does walton crate a sympathetic view of Monster?

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  • ‘i was first touches by expressions of misery’
  • contrasts to Vic’s constant negative portrayal of monster
  • shows walton is the good man we believe and know him to be
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