Pride In Frankenstein Pride Quotes

“Frankenpride” Pride. Pride is something that all human beings possess, to an extent. Pride is something that we, as humans, like to shun but we still possess it due to our accomplishments and our own personal feelings about ourselves. Pride can also be the death of us, as exemplified in Mary Shelley’s landmark sci-fi horror novel, Frankenstein. This deadly pride or hubris can be found in the novel’s two central acts and the main characters of said acts. The first act gives us a look at Victor Frankenstein’s hubris in his quest to create life from death and his disregard for human life, morality, and his own physical and mental health in his manic quest for knowledge. The second act displays his creation’s hubris on his quest to destroy Victor, showing a parallel between father and son. They both disregard any sense of morals and don’t think about the consequences of their actions. Their hubris leads to their demise and is a great illustration of how pride can overcome someone and blind their vision.

The first act of the story focuses on the journey of creation of life from death by Victor Frankenstein. Victor is the archetype of the mad scientist, a trope that today we can easily identify as an exemplification of pure hubris. He begins his quest for knowledge about the creation of life from death during his days of experimentation in college, he is …show more content…
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