The Personality Of Victor In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Since Victor was young, he sought out knowledge and education. Especially science. So, when Victor grows up, he continues to seek out these desires. This is ok, because society accepts the study of science as a legitimate career. However, science is not a popular career. In fact, there are few at the time that studied and many had a very brief education. But as a young boy, victor doesn’t see how his occupation is more of a rarity and continues to pursue it. He finds pieces like books written by Albertus Magnus, Cornelius Agrippa, and Paracelsus. He views them not as instigators who led him to his future transgressions, but inspiring gentleman who motivate him to seek knowledge and uncover the means to Life’s Animation. These desires cause

But as time passes, Victor surpasses the desires to be alone and study and manages to form a strong relationship with Elizabeth and Clerval. His calculating and questioning of nature compared to their admiration of nature, pairs well together and Don't cause either party any inner turmoil whatsoever. But then again, it took Victor a long time to adapt and foster these social norms. Victors natural introverted personality causes him to maintain much of his individuality, and therefore the desire to study etc. and the desires to also be with his family and Elisabeth cause him, great inner turmoil. This impacts the storyline and causes many problems throughout the course of the

This new environment that victor was in was unlike that of the one he was familiar with in Geneva and Victor then needed to conform again to the new social sphere. As soon as he does, however, he is lost in this overpowering eagerness to execute his ideas and theories and begins to work on his creature. But as soon as he realizes how much his occupation threatened his health as well as his sanity, he had gone against nature. He had created a monster. At this point Shelley uses Victors fever as an effect of his inability to conform to different social trends. His acts against nature of course were reasons also. “This was the commencement of a nervous fever, which confined me for several months” (47). This is the first time we see how truly unstable victor is. Because, unlike his professors, victor went- above and beyond. His passions and ego enabled him to continue his work and misinterpret the social norms of his