Frankenstein

    I feel as if Victor has a few people or events that act as his motivation for his experiment.  In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor has this thirst for knowledge and love for natural philosophy.  His childhood is definitely a reason for his behavior.  He was, "to a great degree, self-taught with regard to my favourite studies" (21).  He would read the works of Paracelsus and Magnus that made him more interested with natural philosophy.  Also, Victor believes in destiny and fate and this pushes him to do what he wants to do with no thought in the consequences.  Finally, I believe that his professors, M. Krempe and M. Waldman, both push him to keep studying and experimenting.  He takes their advice and thoughts and uses them to help him achieve his goals.  These are all reasons for the way that Victor behaves.  He is motivated by them and by his own curiosity.