Most individuals often take education and the pursuit of knowledge as positives in today’s society, and students learn everything from basic survival skills to advanced topics through some sort of education. Walton, Victor, and the Creature in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley all strive to explore further knowledge for various purposes, but the outcomes of their actions through that pursuit of knowledge all share negative consequences. Although the Creature, Victor, and Walton aspire to acquire knowledge for a variety of goals ranging from basic survival to personal interest to achieving fame, irrational decisions, isolation, and ignorance of others’ advice lead to their disappointments or downfalls, emphasizing that the reckless pursuit of knowledge
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Both personal interests and observations of others drive the Creature to gain knowledge necessary for basic survival. He lacks a caretaker in his life, and he not only needs to learn to read and write, but also needs to prioritize learning to communicate in an intelligible manner. When the Creature first encounters humans, he “[finds] that [they] possessed a method of communicating their experiences and feelings to one another,” and “[he] ardently desired to become acquainted with” (91) the language. The Creature demonstrates his greed for knowledge of language and fully dedicates the entirety of his efforts to become an accepted part of the world. Without a caretaker in Victor, the Creature learns everything from scratch by observing others and taking note of how they survive. Moreover, these influences from other people have a significant impact on the Creature, as he gains basic survival skills much more quickly than experimentation. However, the more the Creature learns about the world, the more his “daily vows for revenge” (118) on Victor
Both personal interests and observations of others drive the Creature to gain knowledge necessary for basic survival. He lacks a caretaker in his life, and he not only needs to learn to read and write, but also needs to prioritize learning to communicate in an intelligible manner. When the Creature first encounters humans, he “[finds] that [they] possessed a method of communicating their experiences and feelings to one another,” and “[he] ardently desired to become acquainted with” (91) the language. The Creature demonstrates his greed for knowledge of language and fully dedicates the entirety of his efforts to become an accepted part of the world. Without a caretaker in Victor, the Creature learns everything from scratch by observing others and taking note of how they survive. Moreover, these influences from other people have a significant impact on the Creature, as he gains basic survival skills much more quickly than experimentation. However, the more the Creature learns about the world, the more his “daily vows for revenge” (118) on Victor