"Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Book Report

Title of Work: Frankenstein Author and Date written: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1818 Country of Author: London, England Characters: Major: Robert Walton- A man of strong resolve, Walton is the captain of a ship sailing towards the North Pole. Absolutely amazed by its awesome power, Robert Walton makes it his objective to seek out the source of the magnetic field and he is not at all hesitant to sacrifice a few of his crewmembers to the harsh …showed first 75 words of 1271 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1271 total…Margaret Saville, who is hearing it from Walton, who hears I from Victor. Victor hears the monsters story, who also tells of a story of a family called the DeLacy's. All in all, the reader is the one who gets a recounting of the entire story. Another technique Mary Shelley used is foreshadowing. By the clues and hints dropped earlier in the novel, one can predict what will happen near the end of the novel.