"You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings." page 1
Shelley uses letters as the exposition for the novel. Through the letters, she introduces the reader to Walton and the story's theme. The exposition in this novel is sort of long. It lasts for 14 pages, and it honestly started to get a little boring and annoying. It does a good job of introducing Walton, though. I felt like I knew him and his story pretty well after the first 14 pages. The letters were a good way to introduce the reader to Frankenstein, too. He's not some character who appears randomly. he has a reason for being where he is which makes the story slightly more believable.
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