Frankenstein
Ernest Frankenstein
Victor's middle brother
Victor's sturdy, practical younger brother, who loves the outdoors and is the last of Alphonse's children.
Ernest is the middle Frankenstein brother, a sturdy, practical and earnest young man who loves the outdoors. He is loyal to his father and to his home in Geneva. In a family of dreamers and scholars, he is the steady one.
He does not appear in the middle of the tale as often as Victor, Elizabeth or Henry, but his place in the family matters. Alphonse's hopes ride on his children, and by the end of the story only Ernest is left.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Ernest is the brother who is left. The family loses William, then Justine, then Elizabeth, and finally Alphonse himself.
Because Alphonse dies of heartbreak after Elizabeth's death, Ernest becomes the only surviving child of Alphonse Frankenstein. Victor then swears his oath over the family's graves and sets out after the Creature. He is not shown taking part in the chase, but his existence matters: it means the Frankenstein name continues even after Victor's oath.
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