Victor Frankenstein is the first born child of his family and is the idol of his parents. He loved reading and learning new things as a child. He reads interesting books of old philosophers. When he loses his mother he starts thinking about life and death. He even thinks about giving life himself. His ambition leads him to a creation that he cannot even take responsibility for or take care of. Even if it is a success in his studies it brings a great misery to him in the end.