Through every age, family remains the last bastion against the cruel and uncaring world.
Whether burdened by poverty, illness, or hunger, each member of the family rallies to protect
this intimate community. A true family resists condemnation and rejection because each
member shares a bond to the other members. It is in this notion of the family that the character
differences between Felix and Victor emerge. While, during times of crisis, Felix' selfless sense
of duty and responsibility gorvern his actions, Victor chooses inactivity, to the ruin of his family.
Although both Felix and Victor commit acts for which their families are punished. Felix spends
his life in service to his family. Victor realizes too late the importance of assuming responsibility
Consumed with the outcome of a court case and believing that the verdict was unjust,
Felix plans to liberate the prisoner. Felix obsesses over the manner in which he might liberate
"Felix has accidentally been present at the trial; his horror and indignation were uncontrollable, when he heard the decision of the court. He made, at that moment, a solemn vow to deliver him, and then looked around for the means."
Like Victor, his focus on the possibilities and impossibilities of his goal lead him to ignore any
potential consequences. The French government, enraged by the prisoner's escape, finds Felix'
family guilty, imprisoning his father and sister. Felix immediately realized his own fault and seeks
to liberate his own family by surrendering himself to the authorities.
"The Government of France were greatly enraged at the escape of their victim, and spared no pains to detect and punish his deliverer. The plot of Felix' was quickly discovered, and De Lacey and Agatha were thrown into prison. The news reached Felix, and roused him from his dream of pleasure. His blind and aged f
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