An important aspect in society throughout Frankenstein is intelligence. Besides status ,wealth and who you marry another great thing that sets you up for a good life is what you offer the world. Many people were in a race to take in as much content as they can and offer their creation to the world. This is evident throughout Frankenstein when Victor , the protagonist of the story, was led away from a science book because what was written in it was already advanced in. Shelley writes “ Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor do not waste your time upon this; this is sad trash”(Shelley 33). Even his own father who was supportive of Victor and everything he did pulled him away from certain things. This just goes to show that society at this time
