Question

question 3 of 5
who is robert walton?

a. a teacher who values the study of alchemy and encourages frankenstein in his studies

b. a scientist who discovers frankenstein while traveling in the arctic

c. frankensteins uncle, who warns him against scientific studies

d. a friend frankenstein makes while at the university

Explanation:

Robert Walton is a character in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. He is an Arctic explorer whose letters frame the novel; he discovers Victor Frankenstein stranded in the Arctic and hears his story. Option A describes M. Waldman (a teacher), C is incorrect (Frankenstein has no such uncle), and D describes Henry Clerval (his university friend).

Answer:

B. A scientist who discovers Frankenstein while traveling in the Arctic