warning tale captain walton

language: zh

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.
    zh: 指玛丽·雪莱《弗兰肯斯坦》中的罗伯特·沃尔顿船长，他是警告故事的见证者。

examples

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

    写给沃尔顿船长的信件为维克多·弗兰肯斯坦的警示故事提供了叙事框架。