![]() ![]() Likewise, Alphonse and Caroline raise Victor exceedingly well. Through her adoptive parents’ love and care, Elizabeth attains a life that would normally be out of reach. Caroline even sacrifices her own safety and eventually her life to ensure the wellbeing of Elizabeth’s throughout the duration of her sickness. They bring her out of “poverty and I want” (17) and afford her a prosperous future. Every action the Frankensteins take improves the quality of Elizabeth’s life. Although warned, Caroline “attend her sickbed…Elizabeth was saved, but the consequences of this imprudence were fatal” (23). This becomes extremely clear when Elizabeth contracts scarlet fever. She constantly receives the upmost care from those around her. Everyone is very “fond of the sweet orphan” (17) as her place in the family is solidified. ![]() Elizabeth is soon adopted and begins her life anew. When Caroline first notice Elizabeth in the home of a peasant family, she feels an obligation to take Elizabeth under her and raise her as a Frankenstein. Elizabeth receives excellent care from Alphonse and Caroline Frankenstein and lives well throughout her young life. ![]()
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