warning tale captain walton

language: en

definitions

  1. A literary reference to Captain Robert Walton in Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein', who serves as the recipient of the epistolary frame and the witness to Victor Frankenstein's cautionary tale.
    en: A literary reference to Captain Robert Walton in Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein', who serves as the recipient of the epistolary frame and the witness to Victor Frankenstein's cautionary tale.

examples

  1. The letters addressed to Captain Walton provide the narrative framework for the warning tale of Victor Frankenstein.

    The letters addressed to Captain Walton provide the narrative framework for the warning tale of Victor Frankenstein.