Mary Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein, demonstrates through the characters that an obsessive desire for greater knowledge may destroy one's life. The desire of comprehensive knowledge is seen through Victor Frankenstein. He goes through life as a young boy growing up in Geneva seeing the world as a secret in which he yearns to discover. He studies natural philosophy and chemistry at the University of Ingolstadt. Victor Frankenstein seeks to construct upon preceding discoveries and shape new ones that move beyond the perimeter of mankind. Victor’s quest to overlook the natural limits of human understanding brings about the creation of a monster that destroys his life and kills him. Throughout the story, Victor is a character with an arrogant mindset
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Krempe (professor of Natural Philosophy) and M. Waldman (professor of Chemistry). Both professors lean him into their study fields and encourage Victor about what they believe in towards the origin of life. Victor then gets the idea of playing God by creating a monster. Victor succeeds in bringing his creation to life, but feels a sense of guilt for hiding away from his loved ones. He walks around Ingolstadt looking terrible and bumps into Henry Clerval, he tries to play it off by not telling him about the monster. “Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startle me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as I had been guilty of a crime” (Shelley 42). His over-vaulting ambition in creating his monster hurts those around …show more content…
Now Victor’s mission is to capture and kill the monster. Victor chases the monster from Geneva south to the Mediterranean Sea. Victor and the Monster board a ship leading to the Black Sea. They journey through Russia, and finally make it north to the Arctic Circle. The weather gets worse as both travel north. There is little or no food and fierce winter storms. The monster steals a dog sled team and is noticed by local villagers that are armed and dangerous. Victor is within one mile of the monster and as both travel, ice begins to crack which separates the two from each other. Victor encourages Robert to continue the fight to destroy the monster if he does not. “The task of his destruction was mine, but I have failed. When actuated by selfish and vicious motives I asked you to undertake my unfinished work; and I renew this request now when I am only induced by reason and virtue” (Shelley 204). Just before Walton’s ship is set to return to England, Victor dies. several days later, Walton hears a abnormal sound coming from the room in which Victor’s body lies. Investigating the noise, Walton is startled to locate the monster, as hideous as Victor had described, weeping over his lifeless creator’s body. The monster starts to tell him of all his sufferings. He deeply regrets having to emerge as a tool of evil. He is ready to die since his creator is dead. He leaves the ship and departs into the
Krempe (professor of Natural Philosophy) and M. Waldman (professor of Chemistry). Both professors lean him into their study fields and encourage Victor about what they believe in towards the origin of life. Victor then gets the idea of playing God by creating a monster. Victor succeeds in bringing his creation to life, but feels a sense of guilt for hiding away from his loved ones. He walks around Ingolstadt looking terrible and bumps into Henry Clerval, he tries to play it off by not telling him about the monster. “Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever, and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the fall of a leaf startle me, and I shunned my fellow creatures as I had been guilty of a crime” (Shelley 42). His over-vaulting ambition in creating his monster hurts those around …show more content…
Now Victor’s mission is to capture and kill the monster. Victor chases the monster from Geneva south to the Mediterranean Sea. Victor and the Monster board a ship leading to the Black Sea. They journey through Russia, and finally make it north to the Arctic Circle. The weather gets worse as both travel north. There is little or no food and fierce winter storms. The monster steals a dog sled team and is noticed by local villagers that are armed and dangerous. Victor is within one mile of the monster and as both travel, ice begins to crack which separates the two from each other. Victor encourages Robert to continue the fight to destroy the monster if he does not. “The task of his destruction was mine, but I have failed. When actuated by selfish and vicious motives I asked you to undertake my unfinished work; and I renew this request now when I am only induced by reason and virtue” (Shelley 204). Just before Walton’s ship is set to return to England, Victor dies. several days later, Walton hears a abnormal sound coming from the room in which Victor’s body lies. Investigating the noise, Walton is startled to locate the monster, as hideous as Victor had described, weeping over his lifeless creator’s body. The monster starts to tell him of all his sufferings. He deeply regrets having to emerge as a tool of evil. He is ready to die since his creator is dead. He leaves the ship and departs into the