In Volume I of the 1818 edition, Alphonose asks Victor if he could consider marrying Elizabeth for "domestic comfort" however, once Elizabeth dies in Volume III, so does Alphonose. His conservative ideas of arranged marriages seem to give him reason to live.
STRUCTURE
Shelley presents Alphonse Frankenstein as a distant father through the use of juxtaposition.
FORM
Alphonose Frankenstein is presented as a conservative father through the use of the V form structure.
EXPLAIN FURTHER.
STRUCTURE
Alphonose Frankenstein is presented as an insufficient father through the use of foil characters.
The Monster does not kill him, but everyone else who is so dear to Victor. One might argue that Alphonose Frankenstein was merely Victor's creator and does not act as a sufficient father. Alphonose Frankenstein can be compared to the characters which have ended up dead like Elizabeth who was killed by the monster. However, Alphonose is the only character in the novel who dies without the monster's influence, after his creation and the comparison between foil characters such as himself and perhaps Henry Clerval could be used to present Alphonose's lack of significance in Victor's life although a modern and contemporary audience would dispute that father's are supposed to have a great role within the lives of their children. Shelley did not grow up with a female figure in the house, for her mother Mary Wollstonecraft died and her father provided intellectual growth as opposed to emotional help. Thus, both audiences may feel sympathy for Victor thus Shelley as their parents either did not exist or were emotionally distant from their children.
LANGUAGE: EXTRACT
Or you can talk about 1818: "Sad trash" but in the 1831 edition, Shelley removes the phrase.
Opposite argument is when you may perceive him as Victor's guardian angel:
Essay for Clerval which can be linked to Alphonose found here.
STRUCTURE
Shelley presents Alphonse Frankenstein as a distant father through the use of juxtaposition.
- This is evident as Frankenstein's "parents resolved" that he "should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt".
- Thus one might suggest that his parents want to have distance from their own son.
- The great distance between the parents contrasts with Victor's initial suggestion that his father has an "active spirit of tenderness". Victor may feel satisfied and rather oblivious to his parent's sought separation from him. On the contrary, the audience may acknowledge the way in which Victor is treated and may feel sympathy for him as he may seem quite neglected. Shelley may be intent on inducing empathy from the audience as she grew with only her father: William Godwin and eloped to Switzerland once her father evinced his reluctance in his daughter's union with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
- Thus, an Elizabethan audience may feel sympathy as not many Britons travelled in general so they would not have been very separated from their parents.
- The audience may feel sorry for Shelley due to the abnormal and unknown events that can proceed from living far from home.
- Moreover, a modern audience may also feel sympathy for both the Monster and Shelley as the audience may recall feeling 'homesick' when away from their hometown or relatives.
FORM
Alphonose Frankenstein is presented as a conservative father through the use of the V form structure.
- Alphonose is not seen during the climax of the novel which suggests he does not provide the sufficient support for his son, Victor Frankenstein. Instead, he is only present to conform to traditional values.
- In Volume I of the 1818 edition, Alphonose asks Victor if he could consider marrying Elizabeth for "domestic comfort" however, once Elizabeth dies in Volume III, so does Alphonose. "Domestic" suggests...
- His conservative ideas of arranged marriages seem to give him reason to live. He is not versatile and strictly acts like a traditional father. Once he realises, he has done all he could like attempting to arrange a marriage for Victor, Shelley makes him disappear from the novel. However, the audience may feel a sense of despair for Victor Frankenstein and may disagree with Alphonose's Frankenstein conservative values (ideas from the past). Thus, Shelley may be inducing sympathy from the audience as she did not have a mother to live with during the most critical times of her growth.
EXPLAIN FURTHER.
STRUCTURE
Alphonose Frankenstein is presented as an insufficient father through the use of foil characters.
The Monster does not kill him, but everyone else who is so dear to Victor. One might argue that Alphonose Frankenstein was merely Victor's creator and does not act as a sufficient father. Alphonose Frankenstein can be compared to the characters which have ended up dead like Elizabeth who was killed by the monster. However, Alphonose is the only character in the novel who dies without the monster's influence, after his creation and the comparison between foil characters such as himself and perhaps Henry Clerval could be used to present Alphonose's lack of significance in Victor's life although a modern and contemporary audience would dispute that father's are supposed to have a great role within the lives of their children. Shelley did not grow up with a female figure in the house, for her mother Mary Wollstonecraft died and her father provided intellectual growth as opposed to emotional help. Thus, both audiences may feel sympathy for Victor thus Shelley as their parents either did not exist or were emotionally distant from their children.
LANGUAGE: EXTRACT
Or you can talk about 1818: "Sad trash" but in the 1831 edition, Shelley removes the phrase.
Opposite argument is when you may perceive him as Victor's guardian angel:
Essay for Clerval which can be linked to Alphonose found here.
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