Characters:Victor Frankenstein
Creator of the monster. Victor becomes obsessed with theidea of creating the human form and acts upon it. Immediately after creating themonster, he falls into a depression and fear. He leaves the school and returnshome to his family, only to find tragedy there. Not fully aware of theconsequences of his creating a new human, he spends his entire life trying todestroy the same creation.
Victor Frankenstein
The creator of the monster, Victor spends most of the novel trying to defeat themonster. Victor is the oldest son of Alphonse and Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein.Victor's childhood is a good one. His doting parents lavish him with attention. Heeven receives a present, in the form of Elizabeth Lavenza, from his parents.Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein's last wish before dying is for Victor and Elizabethto be happily married.He later attends the University of Ingolstadt, where his interest in the teachings of the physical sciences prompt him to study them while there. He seeks to combinethe best of old and new science to create a new being. Victor becomes obsessedwith the idea of creating the human form and acts upon it. Immediately after creating the monster, Victor falls into a depression and fear. He leaves theuniversity and returns home to his family, only to find tragedy there. Convincedhis youngest brother's murderer is his creation, he sets off to find the creature.Victor is a modern scientist unleashed upon an unsuspecting society. Not fullyaware of the consequences of his creating a new race of humans, he spends hisentire life trying to destroy the same creation. Victor is also the unbridled ego whomust satisfy his urge to know all and use that learning to create a new race of man. His excesses ultimately destroy him. Victor represents the
id
, the part of thepsyche that is governed by the instinctive impulses of sex or aggression.
The monster
The creature created by Victor Frankenstein while at the Universityof Ingolstadt. "Formed into a hideous and gigantic creature," the monster facesrejection and fear from his creator and society. The monster's rejection fromsociety pushes him to commit murder against his creator's family.
The Monster
The monster is created by Victor Frankenstein while at the University of Ingolstadt. "Formed into a hideous and gigantic creature," the monster facesrejection and fear from his creator and society. The monster is the worst kind of scientific experiment gone awry. He does acquire humane characteristics, even
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