Chapter 2
Victor has an idyllic childhood in which Elizabeth found a love for poetry whilst Victor was more interested in the 'hidden laws of nature', perhaps a foreshadowment to Victors dangerous ambition. Victor has few friends, but is very close Henry Clerval, an only child with a vivid imagination. Victor becomes intrigued by alchemy and the natural world when he reads the works of Cornelius Agrippa. Elizabeth's 'saintly soul' soothes Victor passion for knowledge, and without her his interests may have become obsessive. One day, Victor sees lightning strike a tree. A philosopher that knew Victors family tells Victors about the works of electricity, making Victor see alchemy as outdated, and he decides to focus his studies on subjects that are based on fact as opposed to philosophy.
What makes it gothic?
- Sense of mystery - Victor becomes intrigued by the mysteries of the natural world
- Sublime - the wonders of nature: lightning striking the tree
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