Journal Entry for My Son Takes a Trip

All this time, Frankenstein has been pulling his hairs out, despaired by the tragedy which has hit his family in these recent times. He has seen how pained young victor is. All he wants is his family to be happy, not only happy, but to be together as well. Whole. But considering the deaths that have been occurring there are gaping holes in his once beloved family. Still, his knowledge that at one point Victor and Elizabeth will be wed one day and that will once again bring happiness to the family; that thought still keeps his dream of a happy family alive. However, he ponders Victor’s sadness and state of melancholy even and comes to the conclusion that perhaps this sudden change of attitude might be Victor’s way of expressing that he is having cold feet. Maybe he no longer wants to marry Elizabeth. Could it be that he no longer loves her. Could it be that he no longer wishes to be betrothed to her? All these thoughts rattle Alphonse’s brain. The thought frightens him. His promise to his dying with is that they would be wed no matter what. That’s all his departed wife wanted, and for Victor to no longer be interested in marrying Elizabeth; that tears at the mains very soul. One of the most important things in his life up to that point was the marrying of the two. He could not go against his dying wife’s wishes. So he finally decides to go straight to Victor, being completely up front about it and asks him what exactly his deal is. Does he still wish to marry Elizabeth or not. Alphonse has no idea what he would even do if Victor told him he no longer loved Elizabeth. What if he now refused to marry her? What could Alphonse do? Could he force them? Could he change Victors mind. Was that even possible? Is there anything he could do to convince Victor otherwise? Thankfully Victor tells Alphonse yes, that he does very much still love Elizabeth and Alphonse is able to breath peacefully again. Then of course Victor asks his father to allow him to go on a trip, one where he can enjoy the world one last time before having to come back hope and stay with the family. Alphonse has never been a dictorial father and is happy to consent to Victor’s request. He feels as though 2 years will really just fly by, two years is nothing. And after Victor comes back he will be in a state of tranquility. This trip is just what Victor needs to get back on his feet. And of course as soon as he returns the family will be happier than ever. The two will be wed at the end of two years and that’s really all that matters. These two years will do Victor good and when he returns that happiness that the family has been missing due to recent events will finally be cleared up and that’s all Alphonse can really ask for.