Victor Frankenstein Research Paper

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It is impossible to know when an obsession has started; at first, it is just a casual interest, but soon it takes over one’s life and all that is in its path. Victor Frankenstein, a young bright man, is sent off to college, the only thing in his back pocket being his vast knowledge of ancient alchemists and all of their beliefs. His professor had considered this way of thinking to be wrong and stupid, but this doesn’t change Victor’s belief; this only fuels his drive, a drive that would soon lead to his destruction. His curiosity–and pride–took hold of him, and soon enough he was experimenting with bringing life to unalived creatures. His obsession soon led to his monster, and after two painstakingly long years, he was met with his monster, …show more content…
His mindset and habits during this time are neglectful, single-minded, and unethical. The habits also lead to Victor shunning his colleagues and becoming socially inadequate. Mary Shelly describes Victor’s addictive pursuit as when “the summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit” (Shelly 46). Victor spent his days slaving away at his creation, the same thing over again. His life only revolved around his creation and nothing more; doing the same thing over and over can lead to insanity, Victor had slowly fallen into insanity. It is possible to tell when he started going insane because of his bad personal habits and the shunning of people. Victor soon becomes erratic due to his anti-social behaviors, he slowly becomes frightened of the little things. Mary Shelly, the author of Frankenstein, describes Victor’s true encaptures the loss of society, she says, “The fall of a leaf startled me, and I shunned my fellow creatures” (Shelly 47). Victor knew that his work had taken over his life, but he was getting so much satisfaction from his work that he couldn't care less about his new