He starts by reading the works of the very old and obsolete alchemists, a background that serves him hardship when he attends university of Ingolstadt. ... He was enthusiastic about learning the occult sciences until his father convinces him of the alchemists" trash. ... Once moved to Ingolstadt, Victor shares the dreams of the alchemists, to infiltrate the secrets of nature, to search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. ... Secretly, like an alchemist, constructs his man. ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Early in his education he read about alchemists and early natural philosophers and becomes so impressed with the power of electricity that he makes it his mission to harness it to procure man's place among the gods. ...

• Word Count: 814
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I. Characterization Victor Frankenstein is the main character and main narrator, and his life story is at the heart of Frankenstein. A young Swiss boy, he grows up in Geneva reading the works of the ancient and outdated alchemists. He dislikes learning languages, politics, and government and ...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School