Characters:

Victor Frankenstein Creator of the monster. Victor becomes obsessed with the
idea of creating the human form and acts upon it. Immediately after creating the
monster, he falls into a depression and fear. He leaves the school and returns
home to his family, only to find tragedy there. Not fully aware of the
consequences of his creating a new human, he spends his entire life trying to
destroy the same creation.
Victor Frankenstein
The creator of the monster, Victor spends most of the novel trying to defeat the
monster. Victor is the oldest son of Alphonse and Caroline Beaufort
Frankenstein. Victor's childhood is a good one. His doting parents lavish him with
attention. He even receives a present, in the form of Elizabeth Lavenza, from his
parents. Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein's last wish before dying is for Victor and
Elizabeth to be happily married.
He later attends the University of Ingolstadt, where his interest in the teachings of
the physical sciences prompt him to study them while there. He seeks to combine
the best of old and new science to create a new being. Victor becomes obsessed
with the idea of creating the human form and acts upon it. Immediately after
creating the monster, Victor falls into a depression and fear. He leaves the
university and returns home to his family, only to find tragedy there. Convinced
his youngest brother's murderer is his creation, he sets off to find the creature.
Victor is a modern scientist unleashed upon an unsuspecting society. Not fully
aware of the consequences of his creating a new race of humans, he spends his
entire life trying to destroy the same creation. Victor is also the unbridled ego who
must satisfy his urge to know all and use that learning to create a new race of
man. His excesses ultimately destroy him. Victor represents the id, the part of the
psyche that is governed by the instinctive impulses of sex or aggression.
The monster The creature created by Victor Frankenstein while at the University
of Ingolstadt. "Formed into a hideous and gigantic creature," the monster faces
rejection and fear from his creator and society. The monster's rejection from
society pushes him to commit murder against his creator's family.
The Monster
The monster is created by Victor Frankenstein while at the University of
Ingolstadt. "Formed into a hideous and gigantic creature," the monster faces
rejection and fear from his creator and society. The monster is the worst kind of
scientific experiment gone awry. He does acquire humane characteristics, even
compassion for his "adopted" family, the De Lacey's, but he still murders for
revenge. The creature also begins to learn about himself and gains general
knowledge through the books he reads and the conversations he hears from the
De Lacey's.
The monster represents the conscience created by Victor, the ego of Victor's
personality — the psyche which experiences the external world, or reality,
through the senses, that organizes the thought processes rationally, and that
governs action. It mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the
environment, and the standards of the superego.

Henry Clerval Victor's best friend who helps Victor in his time of need. The
monster kills Henry after Victor breaks his promise of creating a female
companion for the monster. He studies language at the University of Ingolstadt
and is totally unaware of Victor's creation.