"Livorno" by Ronald Menti is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Geneva is probably one of the most significant places featured in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It is the home of Victor and his family and the site of his most personal tragedies. In the 18th century, Geneva was an important center for new ideas during the Enlightenment, attracting philosophers like Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The city was a Calvinist republic, a branch of Protestant Christianity, with strict rules. However this led to political conflicts. In 1782, a revolution occurred when citizens of Geneva tried to take control from the wealthy leaders, but outside forces stopped it. By the end of the century, Geneva became known for neutrality and became an important place for banking and diplomacy. (Britannica) In Frankenstein, Geneva can be seen as a setting of symbolism, like home, family, safety, all values in which Victor loses through his obsessive scientific outcome. He constantly retreats to his home in times of fear. In all, Geneva represents moral consequence because in the end, the place that Victor tried so hard to protect from his creation, he ends up losing.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Geneva-Switzerland/History