"...the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts." Page 60
Death is another common theme throughout the story. Beginning with Caroline's untimely death, we start on a spree of death in Victor's family. It has led to his family's slow demise, dropping them off one by one. On top of that, the grief experienced by his father and Elizabeth is pulling them down into a continuous state of melancholy and depression. Their very characters and countenances are being transformed by the death and misfortune afflicting the Frankenstein family. To make matters worse, Victor's sense of guilt over Justine and William's dying has made him a useless member of the family as well. Despite his father's attempts to drag him out of his sad state, Victor cannot help anyone. He leaves yet again, even when Elizabeth and his father need him the most.
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