Victor's Loss Of Knowledge In Frankenstein

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Due to the vast amounts of knowledge Victor and his creation have, they experience great bliss and sorrow. In the beginning years of their lives they found learning to be entertaining and attempted to learn as much as they could whenever they could. However, when they lived through certain events, they gave up on their pursuit for knowledge. Victor’s new journey was to kill the creature that murdered his family, and the being’s motive was to make his creator suffer. Knowledge showed its dual sided nature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by first bringing great happiness to everyone involved followed by unbearable

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