Frankenstein begins with the letters from Robert Walton to his sister Margaret about his expedition from Russia to the North Pole. He explains through these, that the ship got stuck in ice as far as the eye can see. The letters explore his deep loneliness and solitude as they sat and waited, and he longed for a worthy companion. He sat in his despair, until one day, he saw a man on the ice. The man, Victor Frankenstein, boarded the ship and answered Walton’s prayers of having a companion, and it goes on to tell his story.
Victor came from Geneva, from an exceptionally bizarre family. His parents adopted a girl for him to marry when he grew up. When he turned seventeen, he went to college to study natural sciences, and eventually found out how to bring life into the world, using a corpse. He took different pieces from different bodies and put them together to create a being - a monster. Horrified by what he created, Victor fled, and when he returned, he discovers the monster had escaped. Months later, Victor receives a letter from his father explaining that his younger brother William was murdered, and a family servant is accused. He believes this was the monster’s work, but without proof, he …show more content…
At first, Victor is hesitant and uncomfortable with the idea but eventually agrees. He goes to work on creating her, but halfway through realizes how horrible of an idea it is, thinking that they will go on to create a whole race of monsters. He destroys his progress, and the monster watches. The monster is enraged and makes the threat “I shall be with you on your wedding night” (Shelley 153). Victor goes back to Geneva, marries Elizabeth, his adopted sister. He believes the threat meant that the monster would kill him, so he leaves Elizabeth alone. The monster arrives and kills her as revenge. Victor then is intent on destroying the monster and pursues him all the way to the North Pole, where Victor boards Walton’s
Victor came from Geneva, from an exceptionally bizarre family. His parents adopted a girl for him to marry when he grew up. When he turned seventeen, he went to college to study natural sciences, and eventually found out how to bring life into the world, using a corpse. He took different pieces from different bodies and put them together to create a being - a monster. Horrified by what he created, Victor fled, and when he returned, he discovers the monster had escaped. Months later, Victor receives a letter from his father explaining that his younger brother William was murdered, and a family servant is accused. He believes this was the monster’s work, but without proof, he …show more content…
At first, Victor is hesitant and uncomfortable with the idea but eventually agrees. He goes to work on creating her, but halfway through realizes how horrible of an idea it is, thinking that they will go on to create a whole race of monsters. He destroys his progress, and the monster watches. The monster is enraged and makes the threat “I shall be with you on your wedding night” (Shelley 153). Victor goes back to Geneva, marries Elizabeth, his adopted sister. He believes the threat meant that the monster would kill him, so he leaves Elizabeth alone. The monster arrives and kills her as revenge. Victor then is intent on destroying the monster and pursues him all the way to the North Pole, where Victor boards Walton’s