Victor Grave Robs In Frankenstein

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Victor grave robs, steals, and cheats in order obtain the materials necessary to make the experiment. These materials are human body parts. This is the first inclination the reader gets that Victor is no longer the man he was once thought to be. Throughout the whole processes Victor excludes himself from the world. Being in solitude changes the ethics of some people. They forget what human contact is like, what it means to care for someone of something. Most importantly, being lonely and in extreme solitude changes how that person treats himself. Farther along the character changing journey Victor has created a monster. Once he realizes what he has made is far worst then ever imagined Victor falls extremely ill. Victor’s childhood friend

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