Foil Character

“He felt as if he had been transported to fairy-land and enjoyed a happiness seldom tasted by man”(pg 148).

Once again, the reader finds Henry as a foil to Victor. As they journey to England, along the Rhine Henry is content in just taking in his surroundings, the nature. However, Victor is restless and although he recognized the beautiful scenery around him he cannot simply enjoy it. Their reasons for journeying to England are also different. Henry is simply continuing his language affairs, and wishes to travel to India. Victor states that he needs time away before getting married. However, his real reasons to visit England are that he needs the guidance of men there to complete his work. Victor’s journey is no longer about education, as it would have been about in the past, rather it is about setting up some type of pleasantness for the rest of his life. If he is able to create the monster’s companion, he, his family and friends will be left alone forever. Even though he believes his mind will be at peace once the monster is out of the setting, I believe differently. If Victor would have created the second being, his thoughts still would have never rested. He would have worried about them creating a race, and leaving man kind to deal with this new species. Whatever choice Frankenstein would have made, I believe he would have been destined to be haunted by the thought of the original creation for the rest of his life.