Why does Scott address it “to the public”? Try to define who he means by “the public”.

Why does Scott address it “to the public”? Try to define who he means by “the public”.


He hopes that someone will find them and then see the letter which is adressed to the public, they can publish. Then people can read about how they struggled and kept hoping to the end.

It is to the people at home, in England, so they knew what Scott and his team had to go through. It is so the public can read about their story, so they can understand why Scott and his team didn’t went to England again.