Immortality and Original Sin The concept of original sin evidenced in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein can also be located in other major works, such as John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus; this idea of seeking human infallibility is a result of a human fear of death and craving for knowledge. The innate awareness that humans are not immortal creates the idea of original sin that can attempt to justify our impermanence. Doctor Faustus makes his infamous Faustian bargain with the devil to cheat death, while Victor Frankenstein creates his monster in order to somehow keep his presence alive on Earth. Victor expresses his desire for immortality saying: “Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first
