A quote from Thomas Garrett from The New York History Net page states...
"Harriet Tubman had been their "Moses," but not in the sense that Andrew Johnson was the "Moses of the colored people." She had faithfully gone down into Egypt, and had delivered these six bondmen by her own heroism. Harriet was a woman of no pretensions, indeed, a more ordinary specimen of humanity could hardly be found among the most unfortunate-looking farm hands of the South. Yet, in point of courage, shrewdness and disinterested exertions to rescue her fellow-men, by making personal visits to Maryland among the slaves, she was without her equal."
When I read this excerpt about Harriet Tubman it made me think of Henry Clerval. Henry is the one who ends up nursing Victor back to health when he becomes very ill not once, but twice. He is truly a great friend. He stood out from the crowd, like Harriet Tubman. Everyone else in the novel of Frankenstein seemed to be careless. Henry, however, was a great friend to Victor when he needed him most. The fear of Harriet Tubman getting caught and killed probably crossed her mind, as did the though of Henry possibly becoming ill from Victor but these two strong people didn't stop them from doing what they knew was right and had to be done. However, when Harriet Tubman died she received many honors and much recognition. In Frankenstein, when Henry dies Victor doesn't seem to give him the least bit of recognition for all that he has done for him.
Adrianna Sikula
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