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Robert Walton, an English adventurer, undertakes an expedition to the North Pole. While on this expedition (which has been a lifelong dream of his), Walton corresponds with his sister by letter. Amid the ice floes, Walton and his crew find an extremely weary man traveling by dogsled. The man is near death, and they determine to take him aboard. Once the mysterious traveler has somewhat recovered from his weakness, Robert Walton begins to talk to him. They two strike up a friendshipÃ?Walton is very lonely and has long desired a close companion). The man is desolate, and for a long while will not talk about why he is traversing the Arctic alone. After becoming more comfortable with Walton, he decides to tell him his long-concealed story.

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Posted By jane n #123739 at Jan 26, 2010 1:00 PM

Who is The Real Monster?

I am doing an essay on who the true monster is; Frankenstein or the monster himself. I personally lean towards the thought that Frankenstein and the monster are both monsters. It is most likely because Frankstein seems the monster due to creating the monster and going against nature while the monster, as him name suggests is a monster for him cruel actions. One may argue that the monster only acted as he did out of misery and misunderstanding and Frankenstein only wished to feed his craving for knowledge and learning. It is possible that both these thoughts are correct but I myself am not sure which side to take. Please leave your opinion and why. :)

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Posted By sharon m #324555 at May 20, 2013 9:15 PM

what does the word acme mean

mine has been a tale of horrors. i have reached their acme

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Posted By sharon m #324555 at May 20, 2013 9:05 PM

how does the monster react to his murdering elizabeth

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