Frankenstein is the dramatic story of a scientist whose enthusiasm for science led to terrible consequences and personal misfortune. The protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, lost his dignity, honor, and faith in people in the pursuit of knowledge. For him, his picture of the world was probably the most important one, and Victor was unwilling to accept other points of view and face the monsters of reality. He created a benign image around himself, gradually revealing himself as a man incapable of loving the living. The reasons for his cruelty and rudeness lie in his character and family traditions, which he could not transcend.
Initially, the reader sees Victor’s attitude toward the world around him: his family comes first. Victor’s childhood is almost perfect, he is allowed much, and he learns the world quickly. His hot temper was counterbalanced by the calm Elizabeth and his school friend Henri. Victor began to be interested in the sciences, but he soon decided that science would never be the truth and took up mathematics (Shelley). This inclination change could have saved Victor from his terrible fate, but Rock was more potent than the Spirit of Good. And the desire to comprehend the mystery of the dead became the X idea in Victor’s mind.
After moving to Ingolstadt, Victor returns to Natural Philosophy and seeks new knowledge. His mother’s death touches him, and his world is shattered, but he let this event go. University scares him more, and the unknown lurks danger, but the thirst for knowledge and the search for wonders are stronger. Victor seeks support among his professors and meets Professor Waldman, who treats the student with tenderness. Victor forgets about his family for two years, during which time he is only interested in science (Shelley). It reveals him as a man possessed who has lost his altruism and benevolence. Victor becomes aware of himself as a god, which leads to the inconsistency of his personality.
The future of someone like Victor will be unequivocally wrong: his God complex will lead to a collapse of personality, and his denial of all that is good will change his attitude toward life. Victor seeks to create beings who will worship him. I am aware of the story’s outcome in general terms, but it seems that Victor’s fate will be terrible. For such a man of the time, when philosophy and alchemy tried to explain every phenomenon, he will probably see in the awful Rock a just punishment. Victor is a devotee of natural philosophy, but I think the global questions of life and death also bother him. Later on, he will delve into the reasons that led him to create the monster.
Victor has lost his humanity, gradually turning into a monster: he tortures animals and violates any ethical rules of science. Such an attitude will lead to his not appreciating the creature he has created and will disown it. Victor has lost his capacity for empathy and is unlikely to take full responsibility for the consequences. He could realize his potential for good, but obsession holds him back.
The drama of Frankenstein’s fate allows the reader to follow the path of a man who has lost his ability to empathize and take responsibility. Victor grew up a noble boy but gradually turned into a monster. In the future, he will become the worst version of himself, for which he will be punished. He will probably reflect on the reasons for the punishment, but his obsession will not allow him to understand it.
Work Cited
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. “Frankenstein.” Page by Page books. Web.