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Synopsis. Victor's childhood and education. Victor begins with an account of his family and his childhood in Geneva. His father, Alphonse, was married late in life to Caroline Beaufort, the daughter of an old friend who died in poverty.
5 de ene. de 2012 · Summary: Victor Frankenstein's early childhood was marked by a loving family environment and intellectual curiosity. Raised in Geneva, he was doted upon by his parents and grew up...
A young Swiss boy, he grows up in Geneva reading the works of the ancient and outdated alchemists, a background that serves him ill when he attends university at Ingolstadt. There he learns about modern science and, within a few years, masters all that his professors have to teach him.
From childhood, Victor has a thirst for knowledge and powerful ambition. These two traits lead him to study biology at university in Ingolstadt, where he eventually discovers the "secret of life" and then uses that knowledge to create his own living being.
Victor Frankenstein. Son of Alphonse and Caroline Frankenstein; brother to Ernest and William ; cousin, adoptive brother, and later husband to Elizabeth; childhood playfriend of Henry Clerval; student of Krempe and Waldman.
Victor Frankenstein was born in Naples (according to the 1831 edition of Shelley's novel) to a Swiss family. [ 7 ] He was the son of Alphonse Frankenstein and Caroline Beaufort, who died of scarlet fever when Victor was 17. [ 8 ]
Victor Frankenstein's role as father is intensified by that fulfillment of every parent's dream: he can deliberately, knowingly create his child; he can {20} actually choose the parts. It is especially ironic, then, that he hates what he sees.
