English: Frankenstein test 1 Flashcards
in letter 1, who was Robert Walton writing his letters to ?
his sister margerate
what was Robert Walton?
a sea captain
where was Walton headed to ?
the north pole
why was Walton on his journey?
he was trying to discover a northern passage to the pacific.
in letter 2, how was Walton feeling ?
he felt lonely and isolated because he was missing his friends.
why didn’t Walton want to talk to his shipmates?
because he felt he was too sophisticated for them and was a romantic at his job.
in letter 3, what was Walton telling his sister?
that he has set sail and that he was confident that he was going to achieve everything he wanted to do.
what happened to the ship in letter 4?
it stalls (gets stuck) between 2 sheets of ice.
what did Walton see in the ocean where he was headed?
a gigantic creature
in letter 4, what did they see the next morning?
another sledge with 1 dog pulling it
what was the creature they saw?
it was a man who was weak and starving.
after refusing to go on the ship, what made the starving man change his mind about it?
he found out they were going north
when did the man start speaking to them?
2 days after they met him
in letter 4, what happens between Walton and the stranger?
they become friends and the stranger begins to tell his story
who’s story ends in letter 4 while the stranger’s narrative begins ?
Walton’s
