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Character Analysis

Text Title: ______Victor Frankenstein__________________________ Character’s Name: HENRY

CLERVAL

Method Explanation Clues Textual Support This reveals…

This reveals Henry clervals opinion of
He loved enterprise, hardship, and even Victor Frankenstein and how he
The words that a Find text where the
Speech person speaks says a character says
danger, for its own sake. perceives him. It also simultaneously
great deal about them. something revealing. reveals that Henry is observational and
due to this he is appreciated as an
individual throughout the story.
Find text showing Excellent friend! How sincerely you did He feels ecstatic to have victor
A character’s thoughts how the character love me, and endeavor to elevate my Frankenstein as one of his closest
are often revealed feels. It might be
Thoughts through dialogue and something that no
mind until it was on a level with your
own!
friends. This relationship allows him to
grow intellectually.
body language. one else in the story
knows.
Clerval had never sympathised in my This reveals celrvals lack of interest for
tastes for natural science; and his literary natural science but rather an interest in
The way a person pursuits differed wholly from those language. It reveals henry's clervals plan
Find text
interacts with another
that shows how other which had occupied me. He came to the for the life he ought to have. Victor feels
Effect on person (their
characters feel about university with the design of making he is a noble spirit with goals in mind.
Others relationships) says a
the character you himself complete master of the oriental
great deal about their
selected. languages, and thus he should open a
character.
field for the plan of life he had marked
out for himself.
Henry rejoiced in my gaiety, and This shows the type of person henry is
sincerely sympathised in my feelings: he portrayed to be. A great friend and a
exerted himself to amuse me, while he person to talk to. His true acharchter is
Find text showing the expressed the sensations that filled his revealed by victors perception of him.
It is in the actions of
character interacting soul. The resources of his mind on this Henry is a man full of experiences that
Actions people that their true
with others or acting occasion were truly astonishing: his he can elaborate upon in conversation.
character emerges.
out on their own. conversation was full of imagination;
and very often, in imitation of the
Persian and Arabic writers, he invented
tales of wonderful fancy and passion. At
 other times he repeated my favourite
poems, or drew me out into arguments,
which he supported with great ingenuity.

Henry plays the foil to Victor; he A self-sustained man that holds a strong
Find text embodies relentless clarity, openness, appearance. He is well-collected and
This category does not
describing the concern, and good health, in sharp Victor can recognize it.
include only a physical
character’s
Looks description, but facial
appearance, body
contrast to Victor’s secrecy,
expression and dress as self-absorption, and ill health.
language, clothing,
well.
etc

How does the point of view affect my understanding of the

Which point of view is the author using to tell the story?
character and his or her actions?
€ 1st Person The author tells the story in the first-person point of view which
€ 2nd Person encourages the reader to believe his version of events.
€ 3rd Person Limited
€ 3rd Person Omniscient