The novel begins from the perspective of Robert Walton, he is writing letters to his sister in England. He is telling his sister about the events taking place around him while he travels. In these letters he tells her about a man by the name of Victor Frankenstein. He allows the stranger on board and brings him back to health. While on board, Frankenstein tells him of the tale in which his monster was created. The first chapters are from the narration of Victor Frankenstein as he tells the reader of his early life. He experiences death for the first time when his mother dies before he leaves for the University of Ingolstadt. He goes to the university study natural philosophy and chemistry. After many years, he decides through his desires, to
