As the reader accumulates more schema about Victor throughout the first half of the novel, Victor’s love for science becomes increasingly apparent, and during his time at the university in Ingolstadt, Victor is spurred into the art of reincarnation from his mother’s death. Such event is what exposes Victor’s devotion to a life of reason.

“The summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit… and the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time. I knew my silence disquieted them.” (Shelley, 33)

Victor neglects his emotional and social responsibilities. He loses track of his family and friends, growing progressively more isolated. This demonstrates his over-reliance on rationality while ignoring his emotional well-being. Victor’s strong bias towards science and reason over emotion fuels his unhealthy ambition to go beyond human limitations. Shelley shows that through this process, Victor Frankenstein becomes less human, if not monstrous.