Ingolstadt

In chapter four, Victor states, “From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became my sole ardour” (Shelley 50). When he ventured to Ingolstadt to study he isolated himself from contact with his friends and family who previously he claimed to hold in high regard. In the events of the story we see Victor consumed completely by the scientific spirit. On a surface level, devoting large amounts…

Since the very beginnings humans have been a social species. We have always looked for companionship, for having peers with whom to interact, share our ideas and emotions. Loneliness has inspired us fear. Not in vain in most of the heroic, epic tales of the past most of the tragic moments of mythology occurred while the heroes were forced to face all the dangers and extreme challenges alone. It was often only that they had accomplished the most difficult duties such as defeating monsters and…

His obsession with science and discovering the unknown begins at a young age when he comes across alchemy and natural philosophy. He attends the university in Ingolstadt, where he continues to expand his knowledge in the sciences. Victor soon begins to develop obsessive behaviour, devoting all his time into his studies and aggressively using resources to learn all he can. After discovering an interest in anatomy…

a definitive style. Knowledge and personal ideas without bounds may have inspired Mary Shelly. She and Victor are most certainly not mirrors and Victor is not used as a substitute for Shelley’s voice but there are similarities. While learning at Ingolstadt “Frankenstein assumes that his ambition to conquer death through science is fundamentally unselfish (Poovey 346).. Even though this is a work of fiction, it closely toes the line with Shelley’s real dealing with deeply cerebral and scholarly…

This aspect can be depicted through, John Milton’s, Paradise Lost, which expands on the initial chapters of Genesis through the story of Adam and Eve. Paradise Lost follows the story of Adam and Eve getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden after Satan tempts Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, the main character, Frankenstein, creates a monster out of dead body parts and electricity. As Frankenstein grows to resent his creation, the monster…

Death and destruction are a natural part of human existence that everyone will experience at some point throughout life. However, the appearance and severity of these everyday tragedies will vary depending on the people that they affect, but most commonly arise when one becomes emotionally invested in another who will only cause pain. This situation is similar to what the Curtis brothers in The Outsiders experience upon the death of their parents, which results in a sequence of events that…

Victor Frankenstein chose to isolate himself in order to make his creation. Victor obsessed over the making of his creation for years, losing sight of the people that he cared about. This is shownshowed when Victor is attending the University of Ingolstadt, and said, “Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no visit to Geneva, but was engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make” (Shelley 36-37). Victor told Walton that when he was making his…

Victor Frankenstein was the protagonist and the narrator of Marry Shelley 's science fiction novel, Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus. He created a grotesque monster that turned out his first foe. The monster destroyed his life and the lives of his loved ones. Victor dedicated his life to figure out ways to comprehend the mysterious concept of life and death. He spends most of his time investigating solutions for his curiosity about natural philosophy. Victor selfishly concealed his secret…

Both of these stories consist of traveling, in The Vampyre Aubrey and Ruthven go on a European tour where the two end up in places such as Rome and Greece. In Frankenstein Victor born in Geneva goes to travel to Ingolstadt to continue studies in chemistry and alchemy. Throughout the rest of the book Victor goes to Ireland, the Swiss Alps, Orkney, and even to the North Pole. The traveling in both books could be a reference to the traveling that the authors did in the…

In an attempt to clear his mind, Victor goes alone to Montanvert. Momentarily he finds peace, but it is very short lived when he come face to face with the daemon her created. The monster tells him the trials and tribulations that he has endured in life. The monster says to Victor “Remember, that I am thy creature: I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” (ch.10) In this instance the monster is ultimately placing the burden of his actions onto Victor’s shoulders. Not only did…