Lack Of Knowledge In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

“It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burned out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.” (Frankenstein) Dr. Frankenstein realized that he had made a mistake, after the creation of the creature, when he could still sense and see death in the monster’s eyes, skin tone and lips. Was it the fear of the unknown or the fear of the unknown power of being able to play God? Mary Shelley does an astonishing job at portraying both perspectives between creating a monster and becoming the monster. Is playing God immoral? Is knowledge bad? Who is the real monster? Since the beginning of time, humans have had an infatuation with God, Gods, playing God and continually …show more content…
It is easy to say that the knowledge that we have is enough, it is harder to venture out and acquire new knowledge. You should also consider that once you know something, you will always know it. What if it is information that did not want to be gained, is that when it becomes dangerous. It could also possibly be us not fully understanding the knowledge. I believe that was Dr. Frankenstein’s case. Yes, he knew how to bring back the dead to the living, but did he comprehend that this is still a person, that it could have very well been a person, that there may have been consequences to his actions. I believe this is what makes him the monster. His decision to make this monster with nothing but selfish intent and desire to expand his own knowledge, then to disregard the creature as if it was he who made the mistake, clearly shows that Dr. Frankenstein was the true