Victor assaults his investigations with excitement and, overlooking his public activity and his family far away in Geneva, gains quick ground. Later, Ardently dedicating himself to this work, he ignores everything else; family, companions, studies, and public activity, and becomes progressively pale, desolate, and fixated.
In Chapter 4 of Frankenstein, we deal with Victor. We learn that Victor immerses himself in his studies, and he progresses quickly. This, however, leads him to ignore his social life and his family in Geneva. Victor is obsessed with the concepts of life and death, and he desperately wants to discover what he calls "the secret of life." Through his tireless work, he is able to progress greatly, and learn much about human anatomy. This is the moment he begins to work on his "creature." He believes that such a creature will become the first of a new race of beings. He become progressively more obsessed with this project. This obsession contributes to the theme of the book, as it shows that Victor is trying to master nature and achieve power through science.
