Okay, I have read chapters one through four so far. I think the Victor is a very confused person. It seems like he doesn't exactly know what to believe in. Is anyone else getting this vibe from the book? While reading I found the Victor takes what his elders have to say into little consideration and is obsessed in his own thoughts. Obsession seems to play a large part in his story because of his drive to study and keep the things that are his. He sees his "sister" Elizabeth as his. His to keep, protect and cherish. To me that seems a little creepy. His mother dying must have payed a big toll on him. Also having to leave everything and everyone he knows would make him go crazy. He stated that he was a loner and stuck to the people he was comfortable with. Going to the new school in Ingolstadt he meets new professors with new ideas. I can only wonder where Victor is heading.
In chapter four Victor warns us to take him as an example and not try to become greater than what his nature allows. I think this is implying the soon making of his monster. He states that if he can create life of an object he could possibly renew life. I think the death of his mother and the possible death of close friends around him would give him a drive to accomplish this.
He loses soul and sensation for one pursuit. This is his obsession, he must create life. Once again he pushes himself away from society. He is a slave to his own creation. I think that he is too obsessive to his work. You?
In chapter four Victor warns us to take him as an example and not try to become greater than what his nature allows. I think this is implying the soon making of his monster. He states that if he can create life of an object he could possibly renew life. I think the death of his mother and the possible death of close friends around him would give him a drive to accomplish this.
He loses soul and sensation for one pursuit. This is his obsession, he must create life. Once again he pushes himself away from society. He is a slave to his own creation. I think that he is too obsessive to his work. You?
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You are right. If we were to do a psychological analysis of Victor, I think we would find that he is bipolar/manic depressive/OCD. Watch and see. Maybe we can come back to this issue and support this anaylsis.
gotta say that i really need to know when this book is going to get interesting because well right now it kinda sucks but i like the fact that Frankenstein is confusing the hell outta me i think all the MC's would agree and really thats the only thing that is keeping me in reading this book
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