Frankenstein By Johnny Long The story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Robert Walton meets Victor Frankenstein in the arctic and Victor begins to tell Robert his story. Victor starts off by describing his family of four, which lives in Geneva. Victor's mom, Carolina, dies from an illness when Victor is 17. Victor attends Ingolstadt University in Germany to further is education, specifically in science. Victor begins to experiment in his laboratory and he creates a living monster from human parts. Victor wakes up one night and he sees the monster. William receives word that is little brother, William has been murdered.