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As he travels, Walton envisions himself discovering the cause for magnetic north in the land
where the sun never sets. Walton reflects the contemporary interest in scientific expeditions:
well-educated men chose to explore the unknown and expand mankind's knowledge of the
universe. He represents a reasonable person who properly prepared both for the hardships of the
trip and the possible needs of a journey into the unknown. The rational man provides a reassuring
narrator, one who enables the reader to accept the story he tells,…
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