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Frankenstein, Chapter 2
Victor discovers old books of magic and science. His friend Henry Clerval. Lightning destroys a tree and he wants to know why.
Frankenstein opens with four letters from the explorer Robert Walton, then tells Victor's story in 24 chapters, then closes with Walton's last letters. Chapter 2 comes after Chapter 1 and before Chapter 3. The 2 key lines here come from Victor.
This chapter in five words
BoyVictorhungryforknowledge
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The quotes
2 big quotes in this chapter.
The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.
Victor · Chapter 2 · knowledge · ambition
As a boy Victor wanted to know how everything worked. That wanting is where it starts.
Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate
Victor · Chapter 2 · knowledge
Science decided his life, he says. Not him.
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