In Chapter 5, Victor successfully brings an eight-foot man to life in November of his second year in college. He is excited, yet disgusted at his creation. Frankenstein wanders around Ingolstadt when his best friend, Henry Clerval, finds him in poor condition. Henry has come to see Victor and enroll in the university of Ingolstadt. When the two return back to Victor’s apartment, the monster is missing. Victor is happy that the monster is gone and has a fit of exhaustion due to his anxiety about the monster. Henry spends the rest of the winter and spring taking care of Victor and advises him to write a letter to his family, as he received on from his family in Geneva.
In Chapter 6, Victor receives a letter from Elizabeth and is full of good news from home. Elizabeth speaks about Justine Moritz, her housekeeper and friend. Justine was treated poorly by her own family, but is a loyal friend to the Frankenstein family. Victor introduces Henry to his professors, who speak of him very highly. Victor and Henry begin their studies together, studying ancient and foreign languages in order to engage their minds. Victor plans to return to Geneva in the fall, but the weather makes the trip impossible, and winter sets in. He plans to return in May when the weather improves.
In the earlier chapters, we knew Victor Frankenstein as a young man with a happy childhood, however since he began his studies at the university of Ingolstadt, he has become obsessive, lonely, and frankly, unhealthy. After the death of his mother, Frankenstein keeps himself isolated from the world and focuses only on discovering the secret of life.
A question I have is, "Why did he create the monster if he does not want to care for it or look after it?"
Nice job! (And good question!)
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