Characters in Frankenstein - created from Mind Map

Victor Frankenstein Protagonist Creates a monster before abandoning him Is the son of Caroline and Alphonse Frankenstein Brother of William and Liz (through adoption) as well as future husband Victor follows his creature across the Arctic where he meets Walton The monster retaliates by killing his family Monster forces him to make a 'wife' Frankenstein destroys this Leads to deaths of Liz and Clerval Dies on Walton's ship

Monster Created and then abandoned by Victor He is rejected by all due to looks Meets victor and asks for a 'wife' The monster leads Victor on a journey through Europe before the Arctic He seeks vengeance for his treatment by killing William and setting up Justine After Victor destroys this 'wife' he retaliates by killing Clerval and Liz Upon Victor's death, he mourns and disappears (supposedly to his death)

Robert Walton An explorer who wants to discover the 'Northwest Passage' He rescues Victor and is the sole recipient of his tale On an Arctic expedition He records this narrative in his letters to his sister Margaret Saville, England

Alphonse and Caroline Frankenstein Parents of Victor and (adopted) Elizabeth Caroline looked after her father until he died when Alphonse married her to save her from poverty Carolines dies after nursing Elizabeth back to health from scarlet fever. Alphonse died upon the news of Elizabeth's death

Elizabeth An orphan of noble parentage She marries Victor after the death of Clerval Adopted by the Frankensteins It is intended by Caroline that she should marry Victor Is murdered by the creature on her wedding night

Justine Servant to the Frankenstein household Framed for the murder of William by the monster Most passive woman in the novel Is an orphan too Convicted and executed Condemned by gender and social status Little of her own character Tries to mimic Caroline Frankenstein

Safie She is the daughter of a Turkish merchant and a Christian Arab slave Taken in by the De Laceys

Henry Clerval Childhood friend of Victor and Liz Murdered by the monster after Victor destroyed the monster's 'wife' Is the opposite of Victor Makes Victor a nicer person when he is around Clerval is Frankenstein's 'friend and dearest companion' Is marginalised by Victor like others when he becomes distracted with his experiment Unfair death Victor is ultimately responsible Balanced charcter Glorified version of a Romantic poet Prefers softer landscapes Likes the Persian and Arabic tales more than 'heroical poetry of Greece and Rome' which Victor prefers Peter Dale Scott Goes to uni but does not alienate others as Victor does Combines the masculine characteristics of ambition and independence with the feminine sensitivity and affection Overly idealised?? 'loved enterprise, hardship and even danger for its own sake' Victor prefers harsh, rugged landscapes e.g. mountains Likes literature of conquests that result in the good of all Arthurian tales Clerval: 'clear valley' Frankenstein: 'open rock' Demonstrates the differences in the their characters Closer than Liz Possibly his true 'soul mate' Is also sidelined on their trip to England when Victor becomes obsessed with the creation of the female monster

Safie's father

The De Laceys Made up of the blind father, his son, Felix, and his daughter, Agatha. The monster stays in a shelter attached to their house The monster goes into talk to the blind father but before he can reveal himself, the rest of the family return and reject him due to his ugliness The monster gets an education listening to them teach Safie The monster goes back to find the cottage deserted and burns it down in vengence

Mrs Saville The sister of Robert Walton who the reader never actually meets The sole recipient of Walton's letters Supports the idea that women are supposed to listen to the men without the chance to offer their own opinion Has no voice The correspondence is one-sided because Walton is on a ship and therefore can't receive letters Not really a correspondence

Frankenstein's professors

Characters in Frankenstein