Passion And Obsession In Frankenstein

Although accomplishing anything can be difficult without passion, too much passion leads to obsessiveness. Unlike passion, obsessiveness causes the mind to go mad by disregarding its surroundings and dedicating every moment to one sole purpose and focus. This tunnel vision affects a person’s ability to make choices that will benefit himself and those around him or her in the future. This scenario presents itself in several pieces of literature including Wuthering Heights, “Porphyria’s Lover,” and Frankenstein. Besides singular language being used to explain the thought processes of obsessed characters, some authors primarily focus on giving the actions only to the obsessed character. The text suggests that one character’s obsession complicates the agency of those around him. …show more content…
Catherine conducts a not so secret conversation which allows Heathcliff to hear her confession of love for him, forcing him to leave the life he knows behind him. Porphyria’s lover partakes in transforming Porphyria fully as a person and takes her ability to act resulting her murder. Victor Frankenstein limits his father’s agency by cutting off all contact with the outside world while obsessing over the construction of his “human”. Through careful word choice, all three authors describe the specific details that directly lead to the devastating effects of each character’s obsession on lives of other characters. As readers engage in these three specific pieces, the authors also focus on describing repercussions each obsessed character faces. By including obsessions within certain characters, it can be assumed that authors wanted the plot of their story to depend solely on these vital characters to draw attention away from underlying factors that can be determined uniquely by each