Victor's initial attraction to Science is developed as a young child who is extremely curious about the natural world. Additionally, he was encouraged while a student at the University of Ingolstadt, where his teacher, Professor Waldman suggests that Victor extend his experiments into unknown areas, and try to discover the origins of life, human mortality, the secrets of death.
Victor is somewhat of a loner submerging himself in his work. Once he creates the monster, he isolates himself from everyone, devoting his life to finding and destroying the creature.
"Victor verges on inhuman – he doesn’t seem to have “normal” emotional reactions to any of the events in his life. He cuts himself off from the world, eventually devoting the remainder of his life to one obsession: Destroying the monster he created."
When Victor met Professor Krempe, the teacher makes fun of Victor's favorite authors and Victor is disturbed by this man's opinion. He seeks out another Professor, Waldman who encourages him.
"Professor Waldman encourages Victor to study modern science and to learn from science’s most recent, exciting discoveries if he wants to penetrate the vast mysteries of nature. Victor tells us his meeting with M. Waldman was a memorable one, and it was a day that “decided my future destiny.”
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