". . . they know that metals cannot be transmuted, and that the elixir of life is a chimera." (29)
A chimera can be one of two things: a fire breathing goat-lion or a fabrication of the mind. In this situation, Victor's professor is telling him that all of the books he has been reading and researching are imaginary. Shelley later explains how men like Agrippa were merely fools. It is the chemists who discover the wonders of reality. The significance of this word is that although most people believe things like the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone to be made up, Victor still has faith and "dreams . . .undisturbed by reality. . ." (23) His imagination is what made him able to do what he did (creating a monster).
"Chimera - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 07 Sept. 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimera.
http://images.elfwood.com/art/p/o/ponzetti/chimera3sm.jpg
A chimera can be one of two things: a fire breathing goat-lion or a fabrication of the mind. In this situation, Victor's professor is telling him that all of the books he has been reading and researching are imaginary. Shelley later explains how men like Agrippa were merely fools. It is the chemists who discover the wonders of reality. The significance of this word is that although most people believe things like the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone to be made up, Victor still has faith and "dreams . . .undisturbed by reality. . ." (23) His imagination is what made him able to do what he did (creating a monster).
"Chimera - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 07 Sept. 2009. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimera.
http://images.elfwood.com/art/p/o/ponzetti/chimera3sm.jpg
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