Frankenstein By Mary Shelley: Summary

The novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, begins with a series of four letters written from a man named Robert Walton, to his sister Margaret Saville. In the first letter, Robert is explaining to his sister his plan to journey to the north pole. He states that he will be going on a journey that will be both long and difficult. Later he includes that if successful, he will see his dear sister again, but if he fails, they may never see each other again. When Robert begins letter two, he opens by telling Margaret that the only thing he currently wants is a friend. Over his travels, he has grown lonely of his own company.He has spent many of his past days studying to gain more knowledge, and he had been self educating himself for some time now.