Of course, Victor is strongly encouraged by his father to study outside Geneva at a university in Ingolstadt, as it would be necessary for him to be “acquainted with other customs than those of his native country”. Victor desires to travel throughout Europe for two years, and brings along Cheval who is delighted as he expands his mind meeting many intellects who allowed him to have a greater capacity for knowledge. Shelly depicts many adventures and insightful moments of thought in locations outside the character's’ comfort zone, as when he ventured from the sight where he was brought to life into a foreign location is where Frankenstein’s creature learned about the hierarchy of society and the virtues of others. As travel literature was published in the era, it depicted the same lessons learned about morality, property, and government that Shelly incorporated into the second volume of her novel. The novel further pushed the notion of the time that education is greatly derived from traveling away from home in order to banish misconceptions and ignorance about life. Through Frankenstein, Mary Shelly glorifies the Enlightenment through her emphasis on scientific advancement, philosophical thought, and travel, as they aided society in developing a greater sense of knowledge and self-pride. Though, the dominance of these values supported the internal pressure of society to live up to its expectations of greatness and innovation, and Frankenstein depicts those same pressures the characters faced in order for them to live up to expectations set by society, and by
Of course, Victor is strongly encouraged by his father to study outside Geneva at a university in Ingolstadt, as it would be necessary for him to be “acquainted with other customs than those of his native country”. Victor desires to travel throughout Europe for two years, and brings along Cheval who is delighted as he expands his mind meeting many intellects who allowed him to have a greater capacity for knowledge. Shelly depicts many adventures and insightful moments of thought in locations outside the character's’ comfort zone, as when he ventured from the sight where he was brought to life into a foreign location is where Frankenstein’s creature learned about the hierarchy of society and the virtues of others. As travel literature was published in the era, it depicted the same lessons learned about morality, property, and government that Shelly incorporated into the second volume of her novel. The novel further pushed the notion of the time that education is greatly derived from traveling away from home in order to banish misconceptions and ignorance about life. Through Frankenstein, Mary Shelly glorifies the Enlightenment through her emphasis on scientific advancement, philosophical thought, and travel, as they aided society in developing a greater sense of knowledge and self-pride. Though, the dominance of these values supported the internal pressure of society to live up to its expectations of greatness and innovation, and Frankenstein depicts those same pressures the characters faced in order for them to live up to expectations set by society, and by