There is a fine line between motivation and obsession, a difference Victor Frankenstein did not quite seem to understand. Although Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is supposed to be a horror movie, the real message behind it is to warn the viewers from the consequences of mere scientific thinking. As a person, Victor Frankenstein has always wanted to be great and memorable, and he truly believed that the end would justify the means as he went through with his “unethical” experiment. The desire to be remembered eventually molded into a desire to play god and control life and death as he lost one of the mist precious people to his heart. Triggered by his pride and motivated my his mother’s death, Victor Frankenstein eventually created a living creature,
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The great pain he experienced when he lost his mother gave him the idea of controlling life and death because he wanted to protect himself and everyone else from such a terrible feeling. That moment, Victor decided that god was cruel and that he shall take over if he could. Of course, losing a loved one is not an enjoyable experiment, but the pain Victor felt accompanied by the pride he had been growing for years made him devote himself to defeat death as both a scientific achievement and an emotional one. Another reason for his obsession is the fact that he actually made a promise to his dead mother to end such feelings. Although he probably only cared about his own feelings, the result remained the same: Victor became obsessed with the concept of bringing the dead back to …show more content…
The moment the creature started moving, victor screamed out “what have I done?”. This happened because the effects of his little experiment, the ones he chose to overlook, all came running into his mind. The creature had no identity and was manufactured from different thieves and murderers. Eventually, Victor’s doubts were realized when the creature killed William, Victor’s little brother, Elizabeth, The love of his life, his father, and somewhat caused the death of Justine. One would argue that this was out of despair rather than hate; however, such a creation never had the chance of better
The great pain he experienced when he lost his mother gave him the idea of controlling life and death because he wanted to protect himself and everyone else from such a terrible feeling. That moment, Victor decided that god was cruel and that he shall take over if he could. Of course, losing a loved one is not an enjoyable experiment, but the pain Victor felt accompanied by the pride he had been growing for years made him devote himself to defeat death as both a scientific achievement and an emotional one. Another reason for his obsession is the fact that he actually made a promise to his dead mother to end such feelings. Although he probably only cared about his own feelings, the result remained the same: Victor became obsessed with the concept of bringing the dead back to …show more content…
The moment the creature started moving, victor screamed out “what have I done?”. This happened because the effects of his little experiment, the ones he chose to overlook, all came running into his mind. The creature had no identity and was manufactured from different thieves and murderers. Eventually, Victor’s doubts were realized when the creature killed William, Victor’s little brother, Elizabeth, The love of his life, his father, and somewhat caused the death of Justine. One would argue that this was out of despair rather than hate; however, such a creation never had the chance of better