Victor is a calm, polite somewhat shy boy. He's not perfectly behaved however, which we see as he is caught smoking cigars in he attic at school. He goes to a rich private school, though his mother is struggling to let him feel like he is of the same class as his peers. Since his father left, he's been anticipating meeting Pnin. It is unclear to the reader if the meeting lets him down, for the encounter is mainly Pnin's rant and Victor listening politely.