Frankenstein

What does Mr. Krempe say about Victor’s prior studies?

Chapter 2

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In essence, Mr. Krempe tells Victor that his prior studies were a waste of time..... useless.

"Every minute," continued M. Krempe with warmth, "every instant that you have wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost. You have burdened your memory with exploded systems and useless names. Good God! in what desert land have you lived, where no one was kind enough to inform you that these fancies, which you have so greedily imbibed, are a thousand years old, and as musty as they are ancient? I little expected, in this enlightened and scientific age, to find a disciple of Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus. My dear sir, you must begin your studies entirely anew."

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Frankenstein, Chapter Three