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Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in the form of a frame story that starts one character wring letters to his sister. Who is that character ?

Correct answer: C. Captain Robert Walton

A. Captain Cooper
B. Victor Frankenstein
C. Captain Robert Walton
D. Sergent Thomas Vincent

Explanation

The frame narrative begins with Captain Robert Walton’s letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, describing his Arctic expedition. Walton later encounters Victor Frankenstein and records Victor’s story within this epistolary frame.

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