How does Mary Shelley portray Victor Frankenstein after the death of his father, who died a few days after learning of Elizabeth’s death? Why does Shelley portray Victor in this way? Provide examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Victor has no memory of the time that immediately followed the death of his father; he later learned that he was kept in a miserable asylum, having been declared mad. I think that Shelley wanted to illustrate the depths of Victor's anguish. He could no longer process his tragedy.