ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which character wrote the letters, which begin the novel?
A
Victor Frankenstein
B
Robert Walton
C
The Creature
D
Margaret Saville
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Robert Walton is a polar explorer who meets Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic. It is to Walton that Victor tells his story and he, in turn, writes the narrative down in a series of letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, back in England.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: Letter 1 The novel itself begins with a series of letters from the explorer Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret Saville.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary and Analysis Letter 1. This first letter, written on December 11, 17-, is from Robert Walton in St. Petersburg, Russia to his sister Mrs. Saville in England.

Detailed explanation-4: -The novel is technically told in letters from sea captain Robert Walton to his sister Margaret Walton Saville, starting with three normal missives and then one whopper of a note that includes the whole story of Frankenstein and his creation.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is their relationship? Robert Walton is writing the letters to his sister, Margaret Saville.

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