This document summarizes the first chapter of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. It describes how the young English captain Robert Walton's small sailing ship is in danger of being crushed by the frozen Arctic ice around it. As Walton ponders whether to risk the lives of his courageous crew for his personal goal of discovery, the crew spots through the lifting fog an unusual spectacle - a sledge with dogs and a gigantic driver in the middle of the frozen sea. The chapter leaves Walton doubtful of whether they will survive the harsh conditions of their perilous voyage attempting to find a sea route near the North Pole from Europe to Asia.
3. CHAPTER ONE THE RESCUE
• THE SMALL SAILING SHIP WAS IN DANGER OF BEING CRUSED BY THE FROZEN
ARCTIC ICE AROUND IT. THE YOUNG ENGLISH CAPTAIN , ROBERT WALTON ,WAS
THINKING IF IT WAS RIGHT TO GAMBLE WITH THE LIVES OF HIS COURAGEOUS
CREW FOR HIS PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS MAKING THEM DISCOVER OCEANS AND
LAND NEVER EXPLORED BEFORE. THOUGH BORN IN A WEALTHY FAMILY, ROBERT
CHOSE NOT TO LIVE A LUXURIOUS LIFE. FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, HE WAS A
SAILOR , BEARING THE NATURAL DIFFICULTIES OF COLD, THRIST , HUNGER AND
SLEEP DEPRIVATION. HE WAS PREPARING HIMSELF MENTALLY AND PHYSICAL
FOR THIS PERILOUS VOYAGE. HE WISHED TO FIND A SEA ROUTE NEAR THE
NORTH POLE , FROM EUROPE TO ASIA. BUT, ROBERT WAS DOUBTFUL IF THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE HARSH CONDITIONS.
4. CHAPTER ONE THE RESCUE
• IT WAS DURING THE AFTERNOON THAT THE THICK SHEET OF FOG
BEGAN TO LIFT, REVEALING AN UNSUAL SPECTACLE. POINTING TO A
PLACE HALFF MILE AWAY, A CREWMAN CRIED, “CAPTAIN, LOOK
THERE ! IT’S A SLEDGE WITH DOGS. THE DRIVER SIR! HE ’S
GIGANTING, BUT HOW DID HE REACH THE MIDDLE OF THIS FROZEN
SEA?
