In the first three chapters of the book, Victor Frankenstein tells us a lot about his life and childhood
Frankenstein lived in Vienna. His mother, Caroline Beaufort, was the daughter of a great friend of his father. When his friend died, Victor's father married Caroline, who was in a very bad situation (she had no money). Victor says that he felt that he was the reason of his parents living, due to their dedication to his development.
When Frankeinstein was a child, his mother was taking care of some babies, when one of them called her attention. She felt she was special. When their mother came, Caroline asked about the "special one". The woman told that the little girl was adopted, and that, if Caroline wanted to, she could stay with her. The baby's name was Elizabeth Lavenza. Victor tells that everybody loved her.
Victor also introduces us to Henry Clerval, his childhood friend, who loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger for his own sake.Victor, on the other hand, says that he always dreamed to discover the secrets of the universe and the Earth.
One day, Frankeinstein found a book from Cornelius Agrippa. He got very interested about it, but, when he asks his father about it, he tells Victor not to waste his time with it. Curious about the book, he decides to have a closer look on it. He gets even more interested, and starts to read Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus' alchemy books too.
When he was17, Frankenstein's parents sent him to study at the university of Ingolstadt, where he decided to study Natural Philosophy and Chemistry after hearing an explanation about how an oak tree was destroyed by a lightning.
In the university, Victor went to a meeting with M. Krempe, a professor who condemned his readings and told him to start it anew. He also told Frankenstein to meet with M. Waldman, another professor, who gave him a lot of advices. Due to it, Victor credits the professors for his change of direction in his studies.
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