Summaries of Letters 1-4
Summary of Letter 1
Mr. R Walton writes a beautifully sincere letter to his sister, Mrs. Saville, describing his worries and excitements of the amazing adventure of which he is about to embark. He describes to his sister the goal of his voyage, to adventure and discover discrete land in the north. His writing gives great detail of the harsh work of a salesman, and doesn’t fail to mention how hard it will be. He makes it clear that although the dirty work of the journey will be challenging, he also acknowledges the extreme loneliness he faces, a sacrifice he had to make in order to claim his well awaited fame. Walton ends his letter heart wrenching as he intensifies his journey with the mention of a possibly fatal goodbye, and wishes his sister to stay in touch if possible. |
Summary for Letter 4
In his fourth letter to his sister Mrs. Saville, Mr. R Walton writes in a rather hopeful mood as he describes a most exciting discovery. It was not a place he found, rather a curious person that, after his ship was stalled in ice for a night, happen to float by his ship. The team welcomed the stranger aboard, taking notice to the one live dog from a dogsled of which the man was accompanied with. This was especially curious to those with Walton, for it was only the day before that the crew had noticed another peculiar man on a dogsled. The man was too far for the eye to compensate, but the crew was certain of its identity. The man of which was rescued was immediately brought to safety on the boat, though the crew was left inquisitive after the strangers odd questions and actions. But, it wasn’t until the stranger was fully well that Walton would let anyone try and quiz him. The crew got little out of him, but, after having the man in Walton’s cabin for a few days, the curious fellow started to speak. He talked in blurs, not fully explaining anything. Walton learned that the man was not the man he had seen the previous day, but was indeed acquainted with that man is some matter. Though there wasn’t much more explaining than that, the few interesting things the stranger did manage to explain made Walton began to like this stranger. He explains to his sister the hopeful desire he has to befriend this new man, a quenching mystery he cannot wait to unravel. He wraps up his letter with the greatest wrath of hope, acknowledging his great comfort in his new possible friendship. |