In the text, victor goes back and forth for some time about not wanting to leave home to go to school, and wishes he could stay home and learn like a close friend of his (Shelley 27). His first encounter with one of his professors at university of Ingolstadt involves Victor’s interest in natural philosophy is completely bogus and he needs to lean about the new sciences such as chemistry. As he begins to look closer towards chemistry Victor starts to loose focus on his family and friends back home which can be taken as foreshadowing of him losing himself. He admits to getting lost in the pursuit of discovery, and does not visit home or write home for two years (Shelly 31).
College is about becoming who you are, working on becoming an emerging adult and reaching toward independence. If Victor had stayed in Geneva do you think he would have had access to chemistry and experimenting like he did in Ingolstadt? Would staying home swayed him from creating his monster at all, or just delayed the inevitable?
I believe that if Victor stays in Geneva, he will not fully appreciate the material he will learn at the University of Ingolstadt. His intelligence is more useful at the university he attends, because he is able to expand his knowledge being around others who are studying the sciences. I also believe that if Victor stays home, he will still create his creature, because he has access to resources that many do not have.
As someone who finds it very hard to part from home, I can agree that staying at a University, without the stress of home-life, can make it easier to focus and learn. Although I do not have the resources that Victor has, my major is mostly online-based, so I wouldn’t have to go out of my way to learn at home.