Frankenstein

 I read Frankenstein my junior year and I found it very interesting because growing up I had a very different interpretation of Frankenstein. The beginning of the story opens up with Victor Frankenstein describing his personal family life and where he came from. Victor Frankenstein lives with his parents Caroline and Alphonse in Genevra. Victor explains the relationship of his parents and how they met. Caroline is Victor's mother and when her father Beaufort passed away, his good friend Alphonse took responsibility for Caroline. This being said, Alphonse and Caroline end up marrying and they have Victor. When I first read this, I was very confused because this isn't a typical family situation especially because Caroline is so much younger than Alphonse. We also learn more about Victor himself and his social life along with his hobbies and his interest in philosophy/science. He watched a tree in his year get struck by lightning and this event is a small detail in the moment but it truly sets up the story and his interests. The start of Victor's life journey is when he decides to go to college in Ingolstadt. While all of this is going on, Caroline gets Scarlett fever and because of this she tells Victor that her wish is for him to marry Elizabeth. To introduce Elizabeth, she is Victor's adopted sister but then when Caroline passes away she and Victor get married and she takes on more of the mother role. In Frankenstein, the family dynamic is extremely different from a typical one. After reading these chapters a lot of what goes on and a lot of the relationships seem unethical. When Victor is confronted by Professor Krempe at Ingolstadt, he decides to change his studies to more of a science based track. When I had read this part now looking back on it this was not a good idea because this is what makes Victor turn into a mad “scientist” and that was the start of his craziness.

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