Curiosity Killed The Cat! (Close Reading for Frankenstein)
Mary Shelly’s gothic novel explicates how the thirst of excessive knowledge and curiosity combined can lead to the demise of the person, not only the person, but the whole society can be put in danger as well. The attainment of a limited amount of knowledge is not considered to be perilous; however if the limits are crossed anything can happen. According to Frankenstein, Victor’s curiosity of perceiving excessive knowledge results in the demise of his entire family, including him and his ostensible son, the monster. Scientists make inquiries to find out hidden and hazy mysteries that has not been solved by the world. There are ways to prevent such hazardous situations. It only …show more content…
Scientists should take the responsibility and conscientiousness throughout their innovative experiments, instead of being selfish. Scientists tend to be egocentric on fulfilling their goals and dreaming of their rewards. Generally, the scientists have the propensity to forget about how the society will be impacted by their creation before and after. Victor Frankenstein is one the greatest examples that can relate to this idea. The only solution for attaining excessive knowledge with a guaranteed, secure future is to ponder what exactly they would like to do with their results and how their experiment will affect the world. Victor Frankenstein’s curiosity might be inexorable, but, at least, he could have taken care of his responsibility. He thought about creating a life, almost every nanosecond he spent, but he failed to think of what he would do to the creation subsequent to the experiment. If Victor Frankenstein spent some time to figure out how his hideous creation will suffer from lonesomeness and rejection, the bereavements would not have occurred. The uppermost mistake, Victor Frankenstein committed was when he was attentive of the …show more content…
According to the daunting novel written by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, there are times when the three major characters acknowledge the dangers and tortures of the excessive knowledge. Victor Frankenstein, Walton, and the monster are the three significant characteristics dying for supplementary knowledge. For instance, Victor Frankenstein became aware of his repercussions after his deceased family members. He gained experience from his mistakes, and gave some beneficial advice to a person taking the same path Victor did, Walton, which is, “You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been” (Shelley 17). In another situation, the monster started to apprehend the repugnant facts about himself and repented the knowledge he has consumed, “Increase of knowledge only discovered to me more clearly what a wretched outcast I was” (Shelley 126). Victor and the monster were curious enough to enter the door to death. If Victor was more responsible and limited his extreme
Mary Shelly’s gothic novel explicates how the thirst of excessive knowledge and curiosity combined can lead to the demise of the person, not only the person, but the whole society can be put in danger as well. The attainment of a limited amount of knowledge is not considered to be perilous; however if the limits are crossed anything can happen. According to Frankenstein, Victor’s curiosity of perceiving excessive knowledge results in the demise of his entire family, including him and his ostensible son, the monster. Scientists make inquiries to find out hidden and hazy mysteries that has not been solved by the world. There are ways to prevent such hazardous situations. It only …show more content…
Scientists should take the responsibility and conscientiousness throughout their innovative experiments, instead of being selfish. Scientists tend to be egocentric on fulfilling their goals and dreaming of their rewards. Generally, the scientists have the propensity to forget about how the society will be impacted by their creation before and after. Victor Frankenstein is one the greatest examples that can relate to this idea. The only solution for attaining excessive knowledge with a guaranteed, secure future is to ponder what exactly they would like to do with their results and how their experiment will affect the world. Victor Frankenstein’s curiosity might be inexorable, but, at least, he could have taken care of his responsibility. He thought about creating a life, almost every nanosecond he spent, but he failed to think of what he would do to the creation subsequent to the experiment. If Victor Frankenstein spent some time to figure out how his hideous creation will suffer from lonesomeness and rejection, the bereavements would not have occurred. The uppermost mistake, Victor Frankenstein committed was when he was attentive of the …show more content…
According to the daunting novel written by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, there are times when the three major characters acknowledge the dangers and tortures of the excessive knowledge. Victor Frankenstein, Walton, and the monster are the three significant characteristics dying for supplementary knowledge. For instance, Victor Frankenstein became aware of his repercussions after his deceased family members. He gained experience from his mistakes, and gave some beneficial advice to a person taking the same path Victor did, Walton, which is, “You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been” (Shelley 17). In another situation, the monster started to apprehend the repugnant facts about himself and repented the knowledge he has consumed, “Increase of knowledge only discovered to me more clearly what a wretched outcast I was” (Shelley 126). Victor and the monster were curious enough to enter the door to death. If Victor was more responsible and limited his extreme