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The DeLacey Family can be found in Volume 2 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Though the family and the monster have minimum interaction, they play a major role in the monster's development as a character. As the monster wanders the countryside to escape the wrath of the first town he discovers, he builds a small dwelling to view the outside world from a distance. He comes to study a poor, peasant family. The first member of the family the monster observes is a young woman named Agatha. The monster notes her plain way of dressing and her "patient, yet sad" countenance as she does her chores (Shelley, 79). The monster later sees a young man named Felix and recalls his countenance as one of "a deeper despondence" (Shelley, 79). During his observation, the monster realizes that part of the "dwe

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  • The DeLacey Family can be found in Volume 2 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Though the family and the monster have minimum interaction, they play a major role in the monster's development as a character. As the monster wanders the countryside to escape the wrath of the first town he discovers, he builds a small dwelling to view the outside world from a distance. He comes to study a poor, peasant family. The first member of the family the monster observes is a young woman named Agatha. The monster notes her plain way of dressing and her "patient, yet sad" countenance as she does her chores (Shelley, 79). The monster later sees a young man named Felix and recalls his countenance as one of "a deeper despondence" (Shelley, 79). During his observation, the monster realizes that part of the "dwe
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  • The DeLacey Family can be found in Volume 2 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Though the family and the monster have minimum interaction, they play a major role in the monster's development as a character. As the monster wanders the countryside to escape the wrath of the first town he discovers, he builds a small dwelling to view the outside world from a distance. He comes to study a poor, peasant family. The first member of the family the monster observes is a young woman named Agatha. The monster notes her plain way of dressing and her "patient, yet sad" countenance as she does her chores (Shelley, 79). The monster later sees a young man named Felix and recalls his countenance as one of "a deeper despondence" (Shelley, 79). During his observation, the monster realizes that part of the "dwelling" he created allows him to see into the house of the brother and sister he had been watching. As he peers through the cottage, he observes "an old man, leaning with his head on his hands in a disconsolate attitude" (Shelley, 80). The monster learns that this is the leader of the family, a blind man named DeLacey. The monster begins to admire the family’s nights of music-playing and story-telling. Despite the family’s love for one another, the monster observes the continuation of their collective sadness until the arrival of an Arabian woman. The monster shares that the new addition to the family is Felix’s love, Safie. He learns that Safie and Felix were separated after Safie’s father “became obnoxious to the government”, which led to the family’s sadness (Shelley, 92). After witnessing their joyful reunion, the monster begins his self-education through observation of Felix's teaching lessons for Safie and books he finds in the woods. One night, when DeLacey is home alone, the monster finds the courage to finally meet him. Their seemingly successful conversation comes to a screeching halt when DeLacey’s family enters the cottage and attacks the monster out of fear. This encounter fuels the monster’s anger for his creator, Frankenstein.
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