Background
The Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close Frankenstein. Walton picks
the bedraggled Victor Frankenstein up off the ice, helps nurse him back to
health, and hears Victor�s story. He records the incredible tale in a series
of letters addressed to his sister, Margaret Saville, in England.
Walton functions as the conduit through which the reader hears the story of
Victor and his monster. However, he also plays a role that parallels
Victor�s in many ways. Like Victor, Walton is an explorer, chasing after
that �country of eternal light��unpossessed knowledge.
Internet Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_London#19th_century_London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
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