... enthusiasms. (73) Frankenstein's education is based on Percy Shelley's; both were avid students of several noted medieval alchemists as were they equally fascinated with alchemy and chemistry. As Victor himself declares shortly after arriving at the University, "From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole ... occupation" (Frankenstein 48). By sending Victor to the University of Ingolstadt, Mary Shelley further signaled his association with the radical politics advocated by Percy Shelley. Ingolstadt was f...

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... Then back to Walton, with a few digressions from Elizabeth Lavenza and Alphonse Frankenstein in the form of letters. There are three main characters in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Victor Frankenstein is a young, innocent dreamer fascinated by science, but, over the course of the novel, he changes into a disillusioned, guilt-ridden man determined to destroy the fruits of his ... , cursed and told to go away. Robert Walton is a ship captain with an unnatural obsession with reaching the North Pole. He starts a meaningful, deep, loving friendship with Victor, but Victor suddenly...

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• Grade Level: High School

... firmament. Dr. Frankenstein created life from what was once living matter. The scientists of today propose to create life from life. Frankenstein harvested his components from the charnel houses of Ingolstadt, whereas the seeds of life are now reaped from the unborn dead. Perhaps the hope of cloning is like the wish of Dr. Frankenstein that he could return to life ... central theme and incidence were plausible and are now on the verge of reality. At the end of the novel Victor relates his story to Walton to prevent him from making the same devastating mistakes that he made. Close to dea...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate