![]() Justine Moritz, another adoptee in his family, has been falsely accused based of the crime. Though Victor sees the monster lingering at the site of the murder and is sure it did the deed, he fears no one will believe him and keeps silent. Victor hopes the monster has disappeared for ever, but some months later he receives word that his youngest brother, William, has been murdered. But when he animates his first creature, its appearance is so horrifying he abandons it. With visions of creating a new and noble race, Victor puts his knowledge to work. He soon rises to the top of his field, and suddenly, one night, discovers the secret of life. At Ingolstadt, Victor dives into "natural philosophy" with a passion, studying the secrets of life with such zeal that he even loses touch with his family. ![]() Just before Victor turns seventeen and goes to study at the University at Ingolstadt, his mother dies of scarlet fever. Victor also has a caring and wonderful best friend, Henry Clerval. The man, Victor Frankenstein, offered to tell Walton his story.įrankenstein has a perfect childhood in Switzerland, with a loving family that even adopted orphans in need, including the beautiful Elizabeth, who soon becomes Victor's closest friend, confidante, and love. Robert Walton, the captain of a ship bound for the North Pole, writes a letter to his sister, Margaret Saville, in which he says that his crew members recently discovered a man adrift at sea. ![]()
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