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In the novel, ‘Frankenstein’, we learn of one man’s attempt to play God by creating a creature. This Gothic tale of horror is written in the form of an epistolary, which is a series of letters. These letters are written by a minor character by the name of Captain Walton. It is through his letters to his sister Margaret Saville, that the story is unravelled. At the beginning of both Volume 1 and the novel, we are introduced to a series of short letters written by Captain Walton. These letters provides us with information about Walton and help us to understand the undertakings of the major character – Victor Frankenstein. We learn that Walton is on a journey to discover the North Pole, and is quite ‘ardent’ in doing so. Walton hopes, that in embarking on such an expedition, he will help all mankind:- ‘You cannot contest the inestimable benefit that I shall confer on all mankind’ Walton believes, that, by discovering the North Pole, he will be able to provide shorter journey routes for people all over the world. In wanting to ‘confer’ this ‘inestimable benefit’, he hopes to be recognised and becom