In the novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley examines the different traits that one generally associates with fathers. Alphonse Frankenstein is the caring father of Victor Frankenstein. ... Frankenstein abandons the monster when he is first created because of his hideous and grotesque appearance. ... This is a negative personality trait of a father seen in the novel, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley examines fatherhood in the novel, Frankenstein, from different perspective which can be positive or negative. ...

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