Walton

1. passionate and dedicated

1.1. he doesn't care how dangerous the expedition might be, he's not giving up any time soon

1.2. always writes letters to his sister and keeps her updated on his travels as often as he can

2. understanding

2.1. writes to his sister to let her know that he is fine and so that she doesn't worry too much while he's gone

2.2. he makes his crew stay away from the man that they rescued because he can try to understand what it feels like for the man being in a new territory with new people

3. letters

3.1. all written to his sister

3.1.1. she must be very important to him

3.1.2. it seems as though there's a deeper story between him and his sister

3.2. explaining his adventure

4. interested in exploration

4.1. takes ship with crew, headed to the north pole for exploration

4.2. always talks about how he was very different from the people back home so he knew it was his destiny to venture out and explore

4.3. he is very interested in the man that his crew rescues and becomes very good friends because he finds him equally interested in exploration