How does Mary Shelley vary the tone of her writing in letters 1–4 of Frankenstein? Support your response with evidence from the text.

Based on what I'm reading, it seems that the tone in the first two letters is apprehension. In letter 1, he is more hopeful for what the future holds, and in letter 2, he seems to get more impatient in finding someone who shares his interests. He befriends a man taken in by his ship, which parallels the relationship between man and monster, and suggests that the two may not be so different, hence their developed friendship and trust in each other.

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(this is somebody elses answer but i do hope it helps)

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself. 

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