Favorite Frankenstein Quote

"If, instead of this remark, my father had taken the pains to explain to me that the principles of Agrippa had been entirely exploded, and that a modern system of science had been introduced, which possessed much greater powers than the ancient, because the powers of the latter were chimerical, while those of the former were real and practical; under such circumstances, I should certainly have thrown Agrippa aside, and have contented my imagination, warmed as it was, by returning with greater ardour to my former studies."

-Victor

Chapter 2

This quote caught my attention due to its extensive amount of voice. I could really hear Victor almost smart alleckally say this. Also, it includes figurative language. They include litotes, hyperbole, and metaphor. It is as if he is blaming his father for the reason why he became involved with the alchemical sciences, instead of "natural philosophy". Its structure also caughy my eye, since it extremly long. It is also essential to the plot because if he didn't start with Agrippa he would not have moved on to other alchemist philosophies.

-Sasan