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Victor Departs for Ingolstadt from "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus". Victor leaves Geneva to study at the University of Ingolstadt.

after his mother's death

Victor Departs for Ingolstadt

Victor leaves Geneva to study at the University of Ingolstadt. He is filled with melancholy at leaving his family, especially Elizabeth and Henry Clerval, who is unable to accompany him. Despite his sadness, he feels a growing excitement about the new world of knowledge that awaits him. This departure marks the beginning of his separation from his loved ones.