The stories of epistolary literature unfold through letters, diaries, and documents. The epistolary novel became popular in the eighteenth century when written correspondence became fashionable. Personal communications show different points of view of the same event. Mary Shelley in 'Frankenstein' used letters to frame the plot of her gothic tale. Alice Walker used letters and documents in 'The Colour Purple" to explore the desperation of her central character. Today epistolary embraces new communication forms like emojis, tweets and visual media to reveal the minds of a new generation of characters.