R Walton Letter 1 Analysis

Letter I (p 13-16) R Walton writes a personal letter to his dear sister discussing his travels. He confides in her that he is seeking to accomplish greatness in his life. Thus, he will travel to the North Pole where he has a chance at observing the earth’s magnetism or discovering some unknown land. These goals are enough to convince him of the righteousness of his journey, despite the dangers. Walton’s dreams of being a sailor were crushed at a young age; his uncle forbid him. However, Walton failed as a poet and inherited a large sum of money. That was all he needed to set his sights again on the ocean. After such failures, Walton feels he deserves some great glory and expansion of knowledge. He tells his sister he will travel to Archangel (Russia) to hire a ship, but he will not depart until next June. After departing, it will be many months before his return if he is successful. If he fails, it could be a few short months or never before they are again in contact.
Letter II (p 17-20) The following March, Walton writes to his sister from Archangel. Now that he is attempting to form a crew, Walton feels more alone …show more content…
She cannot fend off her illness, and dies. With her goes any hope and cheer the family once had. Following the death of his mother, Victor departs for the University of Ingolstadt to become further educated in sciences. He promises his family that he will write and makes his way for school. Starting off on a negative note, M. Krempe asserts that all of Victor’s education up to this point has been useless and that he must start anew. Victor has been caught up in the ancient sciences, M. Krempe beliefs modern science to be the way of the future. Victor then meets a second professor, M. Waldman who is quite unlike M. Krempe. Walden refuses to denounce any form of science, and thus he provides the grounds for Victor’s intense study of ancient