https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm What is the most significant idea from these first 21 pages that we have not discussed or that is not on the presentation? Post this explicit detail here and establish your implicit insight as to its significance. en-us 2018-09-27 16:18:50 UTC 2025-10-22 16:03:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655475 The first dog sledder that the ship spotted is specifically referred to as “a man of gigantic stature,” which may be foreshadowing the escape of Frankenstein’s monster from Victor lab.]]> 2018-09-27 17:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655475 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655605 Sacrifice is necessary to become successful. 
- Walton mentions that one man’s life or death was a small price to pay for his ultimate goal: discovering the unknown
- His willingness to sacrifice depicts his selfish nature, potentially foreshadowing the creation of Frankenstein’s monster and Dr. Frankenstein’s relationship with the creature. Frankenstein’s warns Walton of his unfortunate experiences, and implores him to not make the same mistake he did. ]]> 2018-09-27 17:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655605 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655629 Foreshadowing the love between Elizabeth and Victor when it says that “she’ll be his forever until death” ]]> 2018-09-27 17:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286655629 tlee49 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657117 Relationship between Walton and Victor reveals the true nature of both characters through the story. The “honesty” between the characters sets up the story and is essential to the type of story Frankenstein is, setting up the mystery and ]]> 2018-09-27 17:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657117 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657222 Success vs. Failure is a prominent idea around the characterization of both the narrator and the stranger, Frankenstein. 
Explicit: "If I fail, you will see me again soon or never."
Implicit: The importance that Victor places on success reveals his egotistical nature. ]]> 2018-09-27 17:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657222 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657286 -We as humans seek companionship. 
-Walton seeks a friend during his endeavors showing that we cannot truely be happy in solitude.]]> 2018-09-27 17:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657286 antaluquin https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657834 When the stranger in the water asked “where are you heading?” refusing to board unless the question is answered. 

This detail foreshadowing the story and the characterization of a character that is foreshadowed to be a very vital part of the story.]]> 2018-09-27 17:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286657834 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286658920 People need a sense of adventure in life. Walton wanted a seafaring life and he got it. Before that, he did a year of poetry where he created a “paradise of his own.”]]> 2018-09-27 17:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286658920 cfackler1 https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286659911 The stranger coming on the boat creates a mysterious mood because when a stranger comes into a group of people who know each other, there is always a sense of wonderment as to why that person is in the situation they’re in. Additionally there’s an irony to nothing negative occurring from the Stranger entering the ship because in society a stranger entering an operation where people know each other often leads to dissent among the people.]]> 2018-09-27 17:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286659911 emimason https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286767114 While Walton is on the boat he begins to realize how lonely he is and desires to have a friend to experience his discoveries with. His sense of loneliness establishes a fear of isolationism that will be significant throughout the rest of the story. ]]> 2018-09-27 23:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/dne1oxa27axm/wish/286767114