<span>all three women are extremely supportive of the men whom they love (almost to a fault). Caroline is indulgent with Victor and seemingly with his siblings, and she compassionately takes care of her ailing father before she marries Alphonse. Elizabeth writes Victor, listens to him, and endures his aloofness and neglect while maintaining her love for him. Safie gives up wealth and her home country to be "exiled" with Felix.</span>
