how does victor feel as he nears his home?

Can you tell me at what chapter or point in the story you are referring to?

I think that you are referring to Chapter 7,

On the way to Geneva, Victor becomes seized by an irrational fear. Certain that further disaster awaits him at home, he lingers for a few days at Lausanne. Summoning all his courage, he sets out again. Victor is moved to tears at the site of his native city, since his estrangement from it has been so prolonged.