Frankenstein Letters BEFORE READING 1 Scan the following five letters and find: a. Robert Walton s age. .............................................................................................................................................................................. b. The month when Robert rescued a man at sea. .............................................................................................................................................................................. c. The name of Robert Walton s sister. ...................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... 2 Do the initials of her name (M. W. S.) remind you of anything? ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 What is the function of the letters? Choose among the following. c To create an atmosphere of intimacy between narrator and readers. c To give details about events and places. c To present the sequences of thoughts and feelings almost moment by moment. c To convey more information and more varied viewpoints. 4 Imagine you were leaving by sea to discover new routes, what would you need to do? Think of Christopher Columbus. First .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... Then .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... After that .................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... Finally .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6