English, 28.08.2020 23:01, kharmaculpepper

Please, can someone help me with this comprehension of the text: Walton and Frankenstein Exercise 1
Discuss the following questions in pairs.
1. Who is the narrator of this text? Who is his addressee?
2. What effect does the epistolary style create?
3. What kind of atmosphere is predominant in the passage?
4. Is there any relationship between the setting and the
characters?
5. How would you describe Walton's personality?
6. What is the dominant theme of this text?

Exercise 2
Gather and re-order the information highlighted in the text.
Write eight to ten lines to explain the features and meaning
of the passage.

Exercise 3
Mary Shelley was influenced by many contemporary ideas,
but she also followed the tradition of Samuel Richardson
3.13) who used the epistolary form, and Daniel Defoe
(3.11) and Jonathan Swift (3.12) who used narrators
apparently telling of their 'true' journeys to introduce a
fantastic tale. Write 10 lines showing how she fits into her
literary and historical context.

Answers: 3

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