Frankenstein · Character

Felix De Lacey

A young Frenchman whose impulsive loyalty to Safie's family costs him his fortune, and whose unwitting lessons shape the creature's mind.

supporting

Also known as Felix, the loved Felix

First appearance: Chapter XIII

As a supporting figure in Frankenstein, Felix De Lacey is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The young man who carries wood and a pail of milk, showing deep despondency in his countenance.

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Felix lives in exile with his blind father and sister, nursing a romantic devotion to Safie that drove him to defy the Turkish government and lose everything. He is ardent, generous, and reckless, teaching language and history to a hidden listener he does not know exists. His household becomes the creature's only school of human feeling, and the moment Felix turns on him is the hinge on which the creature's hope for belonging breaks.

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

The Creature
social · negative
Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks… How this plays out →
Safie
romantic · positive
The Creature
social · negative
Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks… How this plays out →
Safie
romantic · positive
Safie
romantic · positive

The Creature
Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks after being rejected.
Safie
Felix and Safie are lovers whose relationship is a model of affection and sacrifice, observed by the Creature.
The Creature
Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks after being rejected.
Safie
Felix and Safie are lovers whose relationship is a model of affection and sacrifice, observed by the Creature.
Safie
Felix and Safie are lovers whose relationship is a model of affection and sacrifice, observed by the Creature.

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In the story

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Chapter XI
The young man who carries wood and a pail of milk, showing deep despondency in his countenance.
Chapter XII
The young man of the cottage, often sad but cheerful with his father, works outside and reads to the family.
Chapter XIII
Teaches Safie language and history; his sorrow is dispelled by her arrival, and he becomes a source of instruction for the Creature.
Chapter XIV
Son of De Lacey; heroically helps Safie's father escape prison, falls in love with Safie, and suffers exile and poverty after being betrayed.
Chapter XV
Violently attacks the Creature when he finds him speaking with old De Lacey, driving him away from the cottage.
Chapter XVI
Rejects the Creature violently, leading to the Creature's despair.

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