Victor Frankenstein Analysis
Victor Frankenstein was so caught up in if he could give a creature life that he never thought if he should. Monsters are created to keep the borders of the unknown rigid. They are a warning for people like Victor and prevent them from becoming more than they are capable of. Shelley uses Victor’s creation and immediate hatred of his monster to represent Cohens fifth thesis, and shows that the monster is there to punish his overstep of the possible. Victor is obsessed with wanting more, he wants the power of the heavens and to push the boundaries of the possible and desire is what lead him to create the monster and cause himself so much pain. In the beginning of the novel when victor leaves for school he is captivated by the words of one
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He is horrified by his creation and sees that he has gone too far. He realizes it was a mistake. Victor worked tirelessly on his creation and when all his hard work was completed instead of being proud of his creation he is disgusted by it and his part in creating it: “I had worked for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an adour that far exceeded moderation; but not that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (58). Victor worked for years to play God and give an inanimate body life. When he finally succeeds instead of shouting with joy over his accomplishment he is filled with disgust by it. He crossed the border of the possible and sees that he never should have attempted this. Victor recognizes that this was a mistake the instant it is too late to go back. He set out to give a creature life, but instead he gave life to a monster. An action that will ruin every remaining day of his life. This one action of Victor attempting to play God will cause him to lose all those he holds dear to him. By infusing this combination of dead limbs with life it went beyond an incredible act of science and went to a horrid mistake. Victor can see that the monster is not meant for this world. He does not see beauty in his creation instead he sees it as the abomination that it is, and he is its creator. Victor’s desire to obtain the impossible ultimately leads to the death of those close to him including his brother William. By going to see the sight of his brothers murder Victor attempted to get a sense of closer and instead he got the opposite:” A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspects, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed
He is horrified by his creation and sees that he has gone too far. He realizes it was a mistake. Victor worked tirelessly on his creation and when all his hard work was completed instead of being proud of his creation he is disgusted by it and his part in creating it: “I had worked for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an adour that far exceeded moderation; but not that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (58). Victor worked for years to play God and give an inanimate body life. When he finally succeeds instead of shouting with joy over his accomplishment he is filled with disgust by it. He crossed the border of the possible and sees that he never should have attempted this. Victor recognizes that this was a mistake the instant it is too late to go back. He set out to give a creature life, but instead he gave life to a monster. An action that will ruin every remaining day of his life. This one action of Victor attempting to play God will cause him to lose all those he holds dear to him. By infusing this combination of dead limbs with life it went beyond an incredible act of science and went to a horrid mistake. Victor can see that the monster is not meant for this world. He does not see beauty in his creation instead he sees it as the abomination that it is, and he is its creator. Victor’s desire to obtain the impossible ultimately leads to the death of those close to him including his brother William. By going to see the sight of his brothers murder Victor attempted to get a sense of closer and instead he got the opposite:” A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspects, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed