Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
As death strikes Victor's family yet again in Frankenstein, the family continues their mourning. As Victor is reading a letter that his father wrote him, he receives news of a death. "William is dead!-that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered!"(Shelley, 46). This shows that the father feels quite strongly about the death of William. With the death of his mother right before he left for university, Victor does not enjoy dealing with deaths. I feel as though William's death will not be the last death that happens in Frankenstein. William and Elizabeth were quite close. As a result of their closeness, Elizabeth was devastated to hear about William's death. In fact, she blamed herself for his death even though it was in no way her fault. Death affects the members in Victor's family quite drastically. I feel as though there will be more deaths throughout the book and all of them will be connections to Victor.
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