Question

In Chapter 6 of Frankenstein, how does Victor’s perspective on his life change from the time he reads Elizabeth’s letter until the following summer? Write a response in which you identify Victor’s perspective regarding his life toward the beginning and the end of the chapter. Explain and support your response using evidence from the text.

Answer 1

In chapter six of Frankenstein, Victor continues on his road to recovery and starts a new path of study at the University of Ingolstadt. But this peaceful idyll in his life is drawing to a close, and the monster is out there somewhere. Victor wraps up his studies at school and prepares to come home to Geneva. These months will stand out as some of the best of his life, as he leaves the studies of science and learns languages with his best friend by his side.