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1. • • Summary: Chapter 2 Elizabeth and Victor grow up together as best friends. Victor’s friendship with Henry Clerval, a schoolmate and only child, flourishes as well, and he spends his childhood happily surrounded by this close domestic circle. As a teenager, Victor becomes increasingly fascinated by the mysteries of the natural world.
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   How did the Frankenstein family get together?

   • The Frankenstein family isn’t untouched by sorrow, however. Victor’s parents were brought together by the impoverishment and death of Caroline’s father, and Elizabeth was left orphaned by the death or imprisonment of her father and raised by poor peasants.

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   Who is the narrator in Chapter 1 of Frankenstein?

   • In Chapter One, Victor Frankenstein assumes the role of narrator as Walton records his story. Victor reveals that he belongs to a distinguished family from Geneva, Switzerland. His father, Alphonse, was a respected politician, one of whose closest friends was a successful merchant named Beaufort.

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   Who is Elizabeth in Frankenstein?

   • In the original version, Elizabeth is Victor’s cousin, the daughter of Alphonse’s sister; when Victor is four years old, Elizabeth’s mother dies and Elizabeth is adopted into the Frankenstein family. In the revised version, Elizabeth is discovered by Caroline, on a trip to Italy, when Victor is about five years old.

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   What is the difference between the original and revised versions of Frankenstein?

   • At this point in the narrative, the original (1818) and revised (1831) versions of Frankenstein diverge. In the original version, Elizabeth is Victor’s cousin, the daughter of Alphonse’s sister; when Victor is four years old, Elizabeth’s mother dies and Elizabeth is adopted into the Frankenstein family.

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   Who are Victor's parents in Frankenstein?

   • Most importantly, Victor has close relationships with his kindhearted parents, Caroline and Alphonse; his “saintly” adopted sister, Elizabeth; and his adventurous, imaginative best friend, Clerval. The Frankenstein family isn’t untouched by sorrow, however.

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   Who is Victor Frankenstein?

   • The stranger, who the reader soon learns is Victor Frankenstein, begins his narration. He starts with his family background, birth, and early childhood, telling Walton about his father, Alphonse, and his mother, Caroline. Alphonse became Caroline’s protector when her father, Alphonse’s longtime friend Beaufort, died in poverty.

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   Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis. When Victor is thirteen, he makes a fateful discovery at an inn during a family vacation: a volume of the works of the medieval alchemist Cornelius Agrippa. Victor ...

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   A summary of Chapters 1 & 2 in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Frankenstein and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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   Detailed Summary. Before turning 17, Victor is struck with tragedy when Elizabeth contracts scarlet fever and passes it on to his mother. His mother's last wish is for him and Elizabeth to wed. In the midst of mourning, Victor bids farewell to Clerval, Elizabeth, and his father and heads to Ingolstadt University in Germany.

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   Chapter 2. Summary and Analysis Chapter 2. Around the age of seven, Victor 's younger brother is born. Up to this point, he and Elizabeth have been the primary receivers of their parents' love. Their parents decide to settle down in Geneva to concentrate on raising their family.

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   Chapter 2. We were brought up together; there was not quite a year difference in our ages. I need not say that we were strangers to any species of disunion or dispute. Harmony was the soul of our companionship, and the diversity and contrast that subsisted in our characters drew us nearer together.

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    What event in Chapter 2 of Frankenstein further intensifies Victor's study focus? What is the meaning and the literary term used in the last sentence of Chapter 1?