Frankenstein Pursuit Of Knowledge

The disregard for morals in the pursuit of knowledge is dangerous and leads to punishment. Victor shows a disregard for his morals in his actions and decisions throughout the novel. Although he once loved nature he isolates himself and no longer interacts with or appreciates the natural world around him. As the seasons go by Victor “did not watch the blossom or the expanding leaves- sights which before always yielded [him] supreme delight” (Shelley 57). He no longer admires nature as he did before but now is so preoccupied with his work that he disregards the beauty around him. He becomes “emaciated with confinement” (55) while he works continually on his creation, never going outside to enjoy his surroundings. Victor also comes to neglect

He doesn’t see the danger in pursuing his goal of creating artificial life for the advancement of science.. Despite his initial intentions, he resolves to “make the being of a gigantic stature” (Shelley 54) because “the minuteness of the parts formed a great hindrance to [his] speed” (54). He is simply racing to his goal without any thought of how the creation may look or act. After bestowing a spark of life in the frame he has created, Victor turns away and goes to bed, “Unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created” (Shelley 58). He ignores the possible capabilities of the monster and leaves it unattended. He makes the frame much larger than himself which gives the monster a great advantage over him. Victor clearly does not put much thought into the features he bestows upon his creation and how it may use them in the future. As the monster wreaks havoc in society after his abandonment, Victor does not take responsibility for these consequences or even recognize them as an outcome of his irrationality. Instead, as Harriet Hustis (TITLE) claims, Victor “avoids acknowledging the extent of his own responsibility for his creature's murderous rampage” (Hustis). Victor choses to turn a blind eye towards his responsibility and instead blames it on some greater force. He doesn’t accept that he is responsible for the monster he created. Overall Victor has recklessly and blindly acted upon his

His success in attainting the knowledge he desired and creating the monster quickly leads to his disgust and fear. Reflecting on his actions he realizes his goal “far exceeded moderation” (Shelley 58). Furthermore he became filled with “breathless horror and disgust” (58) by what he’s done after “the beauty of the dream [vanishes]” (58). This is merely the beginning of his suffering, directly caused by his over ambition and desire for excessive power. This continues as the creation proceeds to murder everyone Victor loves. Their demise is an indirect result of Victor’s actions caused by his loss of morals and greed. These killings increase Victors suffering particularly after the conviction of Justine, who is wrongly accused of Williams’s murder. Victor describes his pain as “fangs of remorse [tearing his] bosom” (Shelley 86) thus clearly illustrating his suffering. Victor ultimately suffers because of the monster he created. The monster represents his loss of morals and greed for knowledge, punishing him by destroying everything he