During Victor’s childhood and teenage years, many people and events had an effect on who Victor is and who he becomes. Describe an occurrence during this time that has a significant impact on Victor. How does this event help develop the character of Victo

Frankenstein is full of pleasure as he recounts these scenes from his childhood, since they remain untainted by his recent misfortune. He can, however, see how his early scholarly endeavors foreshadow his eventual ruin.

At the age of thirteen, he becomes fascinated with the work of Cornelius Agrippa (a Roman alchemist who attempted to turn tin into gold and men into lions). His father tells him that the book is pure trash; Victor does not heed him, however, since his father does not explain why the book is trash. The system of "science" that Agrippa propounds has long since been proven false; Victor, unaware of this, avidly reads all of Agrippa's works. This foreshadows Vuctor's thirst for sceience mixed in with the supernatural.