"my firmest hopes of future happiness were placed in the prospect of your union" (24). The whole family situation is very interesting I felt. When I was analyzing the characters, I thought it was interesting how the mother, though caring, also was fine with her two children being married. She seems to love helping people who need it, but still does not care about herself enough, and instead she ends up dying because of her helping the sick. Victor's sister seems to follow the mother's footstep very well. She too loves to help others, but she seems sort of out of touch with reality. That's just what I got from her character at least. His father seems to be the quintessential family man, and loves his family. The entire family just really interests me.