... obsolete alchemists, a background that serves him hardship when he attends university of Ingolstadt. After a lightning strike and learning about the power of nature he is anxious to pursue the knowledge of science. He was enthusiastic about learning the occult sciences until his father convinces him of the alchemists" trash. Victor's carefree childhood and eccentric adolescence are soon overtaken with great tragedy when ... his mother dies, which he sees as a prophecy of his future tragedies. Once moved to Ingolstadt, Victor shares the dreams of the alchemists, to infiltrate the secrets ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... his father, mother, and his brother William. His only real friends in Geneva, were: his best friend Henry Clerval, Clerval's girlfriend Justine, and Victor's girlfriend Elizabeth. Victor had never really been too interested in being a scientist, until two things happened. The first thing that happened, was that he saw a tree set ... scarlet fever. These two things made him want to study science, and develop new things in the scientific field. Victor then decided to move to Ingolstadt, and study at the University of Ingolstadt. He made great progress, and decided to further science, by bri...

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• Grade Level: High School

... "the physical secrets of the world." He wants to learn all he can about the how's and why's of the world. He attends the University of Ingolstadt, where he learns about modern science and, within a few years, masters all the his professors have to teach him. He becomes fascinated with the "secret ... on. Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice." Page 204 Walton remembers the words that the monster says to him over Victor's dead body, in his final letter to his sister. This eruption of angry self-pity as the monster questions the injustice of how he has ... to illustr...

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... the monster hoping the monster will resemble him and therefore hoping he will acquire a mate. Obviously the monster and Victor look nothing alike, putting Victor into a state of depression and fear. Victor created a hideously ugly creature, which draws an unwanted attention towards him. Being rejected by society and his creator ... the monster seeks a mate. Consequently both the monster and Victor share a common search for a relationship or a spouse. Victor and the monster both share the same emptiness, the same pain and suffering. The monster was created out of curiosity ... how to liv...

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... story of exploring the unknown is the heart of this book. As a young boy, Victor studied outdated and ancient subject of alchemists where this background of information he learned was irrelevant once he attended the University of Ingolstadt. There he learns modern science and after a few years studying, he is fascinated with the "secret of life". This obsession is the driving force ... Victor experiences to explore new ideas. Once he discovers this secret he brings a "hideous" monster to life and he ... is forced to live in abandonment and is shunned by the public. This idea Victor had...

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