Victor appears to be an altogether good and kind human being in the beginning. ... When he leaves his family with the intention of studying science at the university in Ingolstadt in Germany, he starts off by keeping regular correspondence with his family but when his interest in science develops into a hubris-like determination to create life out of inanimate matter, he starts to neglect them. Considering that his mother died just a week before he goes to Ingolstadt, this would be a particularly inappropriate time for him to deprive his family of his support and love. ... He even acts as some...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8

Victor's sister, Elizabeth, is adopted as a gift to Victor. ... Victor's parents wish he would study at Ingolstadt, however; Elizabeth falls ill with scarlet fever before he leaves. ... After the family gets over the loss of their mother, Victor departs for Ingolstadt to continue his studies at the university. ... Henry nurses Victor back to his health and contacts Victor's family about his health. ... Disturbed by this news, Victor leaves for Geneva. ...

• Word Count: 2191
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Victor Frankenstein's family was normal to begin with. ... Nor can a mother be bought, but Victor uses his knowledge from Ingolstadt to create a being to fill in that missing figure. ... This happiness that Victor is trying so hard to pursue by creating the monster. ... By creating the female one, Victor is attempting to make a new family for the monster, but near the completion of the female monster, Victor decides to destroy it. ... With the death of Elizabeth Victor loses him self to the act of revenge. ...

• Word Count: 1455
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

There are several times throughout the story in which Victor goes to nature to be mentally restored. ... Inside of his story was Victor Frankenstein's story, in which Frankenstein is told the monster's story, in which the story of the De Lacey family is told. ... Frankenstein later went to the university and created his monster in Ingolstadt, Germany. ...

• Word Count: 1913
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Frankenstein harvested his components from the charnel houses of Ingolstadt, whereas the seeds of life are now reaped from the unborn dead. ... At the end of the novel Victor relates his story to Walton to prevent him from making the same devastating mistakes that he made. Close to death, Victor sends a final warning to Robert, saying, "Farewell, Walton! ...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate