Chapter 1 - “Every Trip Is a Quest”
Foster asserts the necessary components for a quest is a character to embark on the quest, a destination, the initial reason for reaching the destination, difficulties faced on the way and the genuine reasoning to reach the destination. Again and again, the character fails to complete the basic necessities, instead gaining an increased intelligence of themselves, which Foster discloses is always the true reason for embarking on the quest. On the grounds of this, the lead character is typically still developing and has not gained independence. The initial sense generally abates with advancement of the story. “Had I am right for my own benefit to inflict this curse upon everlasting generations?... I shuddered
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witnessed a most violent and terrible thunderstorm,I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak.I eagerly inquired of my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning. This last stroke completed the overthrow of Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Paracelsus, who had so long reigned the lords of my imagination." In this instance, rain was used as a plot device to indirectly cause the cessation of Frankenstein's interest in the philosopher's stone and Agrippa, Magnus and Paracelsus, and lead him onto other subjects concluding with the creation of his monster. He had initially been preoccupied with creation of a philosopher's stone, but later with this event became convinced to turn his efforts …show more content…
Victor leaves Geneva to travel to a city he use the visit as a young boy while doing so he seems to be extremely mesmerized by the beautiful scenery what which cleared some of his sadness as Victor said they I love elevated me from all littleness of feeling at all though they did not remove my grief they subdued I tranquilized