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Letter 4

The crew see a giant on a sledge. Then they rescue a half-dead man: Victor. He starts to tell his story.

The Sea of Ice
The Sea of Ice. Caspar David Friedrich, 1823 to 1824, Hamburger Kunsthalle. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

This chapter in five words

WaltonrescuesVictorfromice

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The quotes

2 big quotes in this chapter.

You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you

Victor · Letter 4 · knowledge · ambition

Victor warns Walton. Wanting to know too much can bite you like a snake. It bit him.

We are unfashioned creatures, but half made up

Victor · Letter 4 · family · isolation

People are unfinished on their own. They need a friend to complete them. Victor to Walton, about Clerval.

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