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Victor's creation was created in November and after being created, Victor runs from his creation. After sleeping and having a nightmare of Elizabeth turning into his monster, Victor awakens seeing his monster stretch one hand out to him (pg 59). Victor's creation stretches his hand out as a show of beginning the relationship between a "father" and "son". Victor then runs from the creation and saws that the outstretched hand was "seemingly to detain" him (59). This biased response to the outstretched hand of his creation was unfair to the creation. This response is biased because Victor's emotions were poured into this monster (which was mostly grief and other negative emotions from his mother dying, leaving home, and other events) and the monster became ugly to Victor. Victor gave this creation life and it should be his obligation to take care of it. Instead, Victor runs from his creation and decides the creation is evil based on how it looks although Victor was the one who gave the creation its looks.

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In the beginning of Frankenstein's study's, he focuses on that of both science and philosophy. Somewhat into his education, he becomes fascinated with human autonomy and the creation of life. While describing his educational progress, Frankenstein claims that he "became acquainted with the science of anatomy..." (Shelly 52). While studying a subject such as this is quite normal, Frankenstein also focuses his attention towards the supernatural. While describing his study of life and the creation of it, Frankenstein explains that he "paused, examining and analyzing all the minutiae of causation, as exemplified in the change form life to death, and death to life..." (Shelly 53). Frankenstein is extremely persistent in his want to create a being. He believes that through all his technical knowledge and schooling, he can adequately perform an experiment never done by any other scientist. In this situation, he is justified. The world of science rewards those who push the boundaries and discover new findings. It would make sense for Frankenstein (who is deeply interested in the sciences) to want and find something never discovered before.

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Frankenstein in the beginning shows himself to be quite hopeful that a creation made by himself would be joyful of its creator. Frankenstein confidently claims that "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me" (Shelly 55). His thought process is quite ignorant in this situation, as he has no idea if the creation will truly appreciate its creator. Something of this nature has never been performed before, and Frankenstein is eager to be the first one. In this situation, despite his ignorance, Frankenstein is justified. He has no idea if the creation will be happy or not, and since Frankenstein is a scientist he needs to test to see what the results will be. If a person is so invested in their research, especially with the prospect of a scientific marvel, one can not blame them on not fully understanding the consequences of their research.

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Professor M. Waldman meets Victor for the first time in Chapter 3. Victor hears about M. Waldman earlier in the chapter from M. Krempe. M. Waldman views Victor's studies of Natural Philosophy as not a waste like the other people in his life had said. His father and M. Krempe both said that studying Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus was a waste but M. Waldman states, "these were men to whose indefatigable zeal modern philosophers were indebted for most of the foundations of their knowledge" (pg 51). M. Waldman and his words moved Victor and caused him to continue to study natural philosophy. This is completely understandable because someone finally said that Victor's studies weren't a waste and that the object of his studies were a contribution to science. this would have boosted Victor's spirits and encouraged him to continue.

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Both of the professors have very different views of Victor Frankenstein. Professor M. Krempe expresses that studying older, outdated authors such as Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus is useless and did nothing but poison Victor’s mind. While Professor M. Waldman is more nurturing. M. Waldman encourages Victor and even states that he is happy to “have gained a disciple” (Shelley 50). Waldman’s encouragement led Victor to bloom into one of the most accomplished students, making discoveries along the way. Although M. Krempe did not support Victor’s original views, he can not ignore his accomplishments and turns to mock him about his previous learning.

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Victor Frankenstein started off full of excitement and eagerness to learn and experiment. Victor was focused on himself and gaining an education. Through science, Victor was able to pave his own path, so when the idea of creating life from science occurred, he was ecstatic and thought a new species would benefit the world. But as the story goes on, Victor’s view quickly changes. As soon as the creature comes to life, he realizes that he made a mistake. He runs away from his creation and develops a fear of the creature. When the creature kills Victor’s brother, this fear turned to hatred. Victor develops a rage toward his creation and expresses “I trembled with rage and horror, resolving to wait his approach, and then close with him in mortal combat” (Shelley 101). He is at the point where he views his creation as a monster and now he would kill the creature without hesitation. Victor Frankenstein's view has changed from excitement to fear and hatred.

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Victor Frankenstein seems quite excited and passionate about his work in the beginning. Creating a creature is something that no one’s ever done before leaving Frankenstein excited to be the first. Upon first making this discovery Frankenstein had announced, “The astonishment which I had at first experienced on this discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture,” (Shelly 54). Frankenstein’s delight and excitement however would come to an end. After his discovery, he decided to create a creature that takes in the resemblance of mankind.  Frankenstein’s excitement was short lived and eventually turned into horror. After the creation of his creature Frankenstein thoughts quickly changed with him thinking, “the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart,” (Shelly 58). Frankenstein become frightened of his creation, something that he spent so much time on and believed he would cherish. I believe Frankenstein was not fully aware of what he was planning to do, which is why his delight and excitement turned into shock and horror when his creation became living.  (Joelie Gentry)

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Victor Frankenstein had set out to create a creature similar to man. In doing so he created, what I think was one of his worst nightmares. After the creation of his creature Frankenstein is so horrified he runs to his room for shelter from the creature.  Falling asleep Frankenstein was ridden with nightmares causing him to wake up. Upon waking up in horror he remarked, “one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs,” (Shelly 59). I think it was rather crude of Frankenstein to do this and that he completely misunderstood the creature’s actions. Frankenstein thus far is the only person that this creature has come to known. I believe that the outstretched hand is rather the creature reaching out towards Frankenstein for touch or attention, just like how a baby would towards it’s own mother. (Joelie Gentry)

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Without the professors at Ingolstadt, Victor never would have dreamed up his creature. His first professor, Krempe, disagreed with Frankenstein's studies, asking Victor if he "really spent [his] time in studying such nonsense" (Shelley 47). Unfortunately, Victor had been used to hearing such negative comments, mostly from his father. One such comment was, "...do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash" (Shelley 40). These comments did not cause Victor to part with his beloved philosophers, however. This criticism only pushed Victor further into his studies of these authors. They also made him seek a more agreeable professor. This person would turn out to be M. Waldman. Waldman approved of Victor's studies, even showing gratitude to these authors for laying the foundation of natural philosophy. Finally, Frankenstein had the approval of a fellow intellectual, pushing him closer to the creature's creation. In fact, at the end of chapter three, Victor claims his meeting with Waldman "decided [his] future destiny" (Shelley 50). I believe Victor is justified in pursuing his studies at Ingolstadt because he finally met someone who believes in him and his abilities.

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Victor starts out bright-eyed and youthful. He's going to university and is studying what he loves most: philosophy. He had a dream to do what no other person had ever done before, create human-like life. At this point in the story, Victor is perfectly justified in these feelings. Scientists such as himself are always trying to do what others deem impossible, committing as much of their lives as possible to their experiments. However, once the creature was finished and Frankenstein saw it, his views changed completely. Almost immediately, Victor calls his creature a "wretch" (Shelley 58). This is not an adjective a creator of life usually uses to describe their creation. Though I'm sure the creature is quite fearful, I do not believe Frankenstein's views at this section are justified. I think this because he was a scientist and more importantly, the creator. Therefore, he needed to expect the worst once his experiment was finished. Scientists use different methods and make many different attempts at their experiments before they are perfect and complete. Victor should have expected at least one thing to go wrong with the creature, whether it was ugly, or hateful, or anything else.

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Victor created the creature not fully understanding what the consequences would be. Victor immediately had a negative opinion of the creature instead of giving it a chance. Victor lives in fear of the creature that he created, not understanding that what the creature craves is love. The outstretched hand in chapter 5 represents the creatures longing and desire to be loved by it's creator. Victor does not see it this way though. Victor states his feelings about the outstretched hand when he describes, "one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed downstairs" (Shelley 59). The feeling described in this sentence is fear, not love. This is what creates the divide between Victor and the creature.

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I believe that Victor truly found himself when he went to study at Ingolstadt. Victor and his ideas did not fit in with the small town he grew up in, so moving away was greatly beneficial to him. The professors believed in Victor and gave him the confidence to try something crazy, like creating the creature. One of his professors, Mr. Waldman, gives Victor confidence by telling him, "...if your application equals your ability, I have no doubt of your success" (Shelley 50). This boost in confidence by someone he admires allows Victor to thrive at Ingolstadt as well as try new things.

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Once Victor had awoken from his nightmare and he was presented with the image of his creation hovering over him trying to speak. Victor had been so horrified by its presence that when the monster, reached out its hand, Victor assumed it was trying to detain him provoking Victor to escape, "one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed downstairs," (59). His actions could be viewed as justifiable in the sense that many would be terrified seeing a monster stretching out towards them as they wake in the night, however, Victor had created the creature and the creature chowed no signs of aggression. Victor had just assumed due to its physical state that it was going to cause harm. I found "The Outstretched Hand Motif" quite ironic since some pages after, Victor had seen his friend Henry Clerval and had grabbed his hand with excitement, which could be interpreted as what the monster wanted to do or receive(that reaction). It completely differed and was a parallel to Victors reaction to the monsters gesture, "I grasped his hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and misfortune; I felt suddenly, and for the first time during many months, calm and serene joy," (61). I don't believe that Victors actions towards the monsters outstretched hand was justified since the monster showed a kind gesture which was interpreted a completely other way just based of his appearance.

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Victor was very passionate about science, and about his education. He was very excited about creating something that would deem as impossible. When creating the creature he was very hopeful and proud of the creation. when finishing though, he started to become prideful and started to hate what he had made. After specific events had happened, it made him view his creation as a monster. This made victor tremble with fear and anger over what he had done. In Frankenstein, Victor says "but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror filled my heart"(Shelly Ch.5). This shows how easily Victor changed his views from the beginning until now.

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From the beginning, Victor had always cared deeply about his education. When deciding to attend Ingolstadt it became one of the best decisions he made. Victor had always believed that they could do the impossible, and use science in order to prove something that hadn't been proved yet. Victor was able to become close with some of his professors. One, in particular, was Professor Waldman. In Frankenstein, Waldman states, "I am happy," said M. Waldman, "To have gained a disciple; and if your application equals your ability, I have no doubt of your success"(Shelley Ch.2). This was able to show how close Victor was to his professors, and if that wasn't the case, would Victor have created the creature in the first place.

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In the beginning of Chapter 4, Victor describes his feelings of ambition and determination of his studies, "Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no visit to Geneva, but was engaged, heart and soul, in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make," (51). Victor goes on to describe his interest in the human body and the principle of life based on his interest of natural philosophy. However in the process of failing he becomes desperate and dark due to his actions and the neglect his is facing, because of his determination to create life, "I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation, but for this one pursuit," (55). However in Chapter 5, once his creation was brought to life he disowned it and was viewed as a disgrace, "but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart," (58). It was justifiable for Victor to dream and wonder and even experiment as a scientist, however it was unjust of him to abandon and neglect his creation, not only for the creature itself but also for the people.

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Victor desired to create life and become a god, and his desire to achieve this goal overtook his common sense, prompting him to create his creature. He made the creature without fully comprehending the consequences. Without giving his creation a chance, Victor neglected his creation right away and was afraid of it. In Chapter 5, the creature's outstretched hand represents his desire to be loved by his creator. Victor doesn't see the creatures cry for help, but when his creation reached out he described it as “He might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed down stairs" (Shelley 59). Victor couldn't put up with the sight of his own creation and left. What Victor felt was fear, but throughout the novel the only thing that the creature wanted was to be loved. If Victor had just showed love and not leave his creation, Victors close friends and family may have lived.( Adriana Campos)

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As Frankenstein did research in Ingolstadt, he became interested in living things and more specifically the human body. Victor Frankenstein began to research anatomy and discovered how to animate things. He began to think long and hard on the subject on how he could use animation. After a while he decided to make a human. As he pieced together the body he began to slowly finish it from many other parts of people and in November he finished his project. When he looked upon what he had made after hand picking every single piece of material and seeing that it was “beautiful”(Shelley 58) he discovered that he had in fact not created a human but a monster. And she woke from a sleep victor Frankenstein “beheld the wretch - the miserable monster”(Shelley 59) Frankenstein thought that he was going to create a masterpiece but when he animated his creation he discovered that it was no such thing.

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Once arriving at his university in Ingolstadt, the first professor Frankenstein had the chance of meeting was Professor M.Krempe, the professor of natural philosophy. Much like his father, once Frankenstein had revealed that he studied the work of alchemists such as Cornelius Agrippa, M.Krempe questioned if he “‘really spent your time in studying such nonsense’”(Shelly 47). In natural philosophy, the works of these alchemists were ostracized, along with anyone who had the gall to continue taking their works seriously. In this way, Professor M.Krempe represents the majority of scientific society, looking down on anyone who isn’t a part of the general consensus that these ideas are ludicrous. Within the void Frankenstein finds himself in his chemistry professor M.Waldman is his light. After answering M.Waldman’s question of which natural philosophers he was studying, he wasn’t meet with scorn but “smiled at the names of Cornelius Agrripa and Paraceleus, but without the contempt that M.Krempe had exhibited”(Shelly 49). These two professor’s views on Frankenstein’s studies are set as polar opposites. M.Krempe expects Frankenstein to drop his previous studies and fall in line with the general crowd, while M.Waldman instead hopes to procure Frankenstein’s enthusiasm for learning and direct his pursuits into more worthwhile endeavors.

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Born in relatively well conditions and into a loving home, Frankenstein never had the exigence to prove himself to anyone. In this way, he could focus on cultivating his curiosity of the world without fail, admitting that in his childhood, “While my companion [Elizabeth] contemplated with a serious and satisfied spirit the magnificent appearances of things, I delighted in investigating their causes”(Shelly 38). However, this passion to learn would backfire after becoming intrigued by the works of Cornelius Agrippa, stumbling upon them as a teen. After showing his father what had caught his eye, Frankenstein’s father simply advised him “...‘do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash’”(Shelly 40). This only strengthens Frankenstein’s desire to understand why Agrippa’s work is so controversial. He looked for more of Agrippa’s works and ones related to his theories, fully immersing himself with the hope to understand. As Frankenstein grew older, he realized that the science he took interest in had very little plausibility outside of the text he read, so he studied “mathematics and the branches of study appertaining to that science as being built upon secure foundations…”(Shelly 43). It seems like he’s moved on, but admitted himself that the concept of an elixir of life still lived in his mind. If he were to create something that eliminated the ails of humanity, he would be hailed as a genius. It’s here where Frankenstein gains a reason to continue experimenting and dabbling in the creation of life at his university in Ingolstadt.

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Victor cared about his education even though it wasn't as popular, but he decided to go to Ingolstadt University because of his father. In chapter 3 he meets Professor M. Krempe and Professor M. Waldam at the university. However, Victor didn’t like Professor M. Krempre because he thinks of Victor's studies as a waste of time “ really spent your time studying on nonsense. Every instant that you have wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost ” ( Shelley 47). On the other hand Professor M. Waldam approved of Victor's study. He encourages Victor to study "every branch of natural philosophy,"(50)  including mathematics, by stating, "if your application equals your ability, I have no doubt of your success”( 50). Both of these professors play a huge role in Frankenstein because they gave him the confidence in his passion. If it weren't for them giving them that confidence and high esteem in his work and accomplishments Victor probably wouldn’t have created his creation because they gave him the tools needed for his creation. ( Adriana Campos)

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Victor Frankenstein did not choose to go to Ingolstadt his father did. As Frankenstein was already fascinated by philosophy when he arrived at the University he had already researched the old ways such as that from Cornelius Agrippa and Albertus Magnus. The first professor he talked to, M Krempe, disapproved of such research and said that Victor Frankenstein “must start [his] studies entirely new”(Shelley 47). M. Krempe did not approve of such studies because they had been deemed scientifically inaccurate at the time and explained to Frankenstein that a professor, M. Waldman,  would lecture chemistry. When victor Frankenstein met M. Waldman discovered that Waldman was nothing like Krempe. Waldman listened to Frankenstein as Frankenstein explained what he had been researching and Waldman responded to him “ if your application equals your ability, I have no doubt of your success“(Shelley 50). Waldman thought that after extensive research done by victor Frankenstein he would be able to do it.

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As soon as Victor Frankenstein moves away from Geneva to Ingolstadt for university, he soon meets two professors of natural philosophy with different mindsets, Professor M. Krempe and Professor M. Waldman. The first encounter with Professor M. Krempe was quite unpleasant and blunt, Victor’s first impression of him was “a little squat man…and a repulsive countenance; the teacher, therefore, did not prepossess me in favour of his pursuits” (Shelley 47). Professor Krempe dismisses his studies of alchemy, especially the works of Cornelius Agrippa, and tells him that those types of writings are “outdated” thus a “waste of time”. Whereas compared to Professor Waldman, Victor is immediately fond of him, describing him as short yet erect, along with “his manners in private were more mild and attractive” (Shelley 49). Waldman had helped strengthen Victor’s passion for studying natural philosophy, rather than bashing Cornelius Agrippa or Paracelsus, Waldman admires their works, which soon shed light on Victor.

However, both of these men teach Victor important applications in their respective sciences and hold him in recognition for his passion, for they also encourage his works and any future discoveries. With the support of Professor Waldman encouraging him to study organic chemistry, Victor is justified in his actions of continuing his experiment of creating life.

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Victor Frankenstein was always fascinated by science at a young age. By 13 he discovered old books by Cornelius Agrippa as he was residing in an inn. He was deemed “curious” and at 17 he soon went off to study natural philosophy at the University of Ingolstadt (Shelley 40). Passionate from learning human anatomy and nature, Victor feels the need to demonstrate that he could create life from death, as he states “...you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder” (Shelley 51-52). This justifies his actions of doing whatever it takes to prove himself, and he won’t let go of this idea until he is truly satisfied. Victor starts to distance himself from family to fully dedicate his focus to studying and reading natural philosophy. The result of Victor’s experiment was successful, however, he felt horrified and found the creature repulsive, he explains “I had worked hard for nearly two years…I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Shelley 58). Even after succeeding in his pursuits of going above and beyond the boundaries of science, he is not satisfied. Without a second thought, Victor abandons his creation out of fear, “I traversed the streets without any clear conception of where I was or what I was doing” (Shelley 60), despite all of this, he is still justified for doing so. Yes, he may have failed to consider the implications of making the creature itself. However, it is his creation and he must take responsibility for it.