walton Flashcards
1
Q
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
2
Q
explain the importance of Walton’s need for a friend
A
- foreshadows that he will find victor
- victor also describes monster as needy for a companion and shows that vulnerability makes them similar
3
Q
what line shows Walton’s need for a friend?
A
‘but I bitterly feel the want for a friend’
4
Q
how does walton crate a sympathetic view of Monster?
A
- ‘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