Frankenstein 4
Throughout the course of Frankenstein, the acquisition of knowledge is one of the most important themes in the novel. In this classic Romantic Novel, knowledge comes in many forms and is used in many ways. Knowledge can be credited with saving someone's life, or it can be the justification for ending another's. The quest for knowledge is just as jeopardous as the actual acquisition of it. People in general are always on the search for knowledge. It is human nature to want to find out what is unknown, and to want to do things that have never been done. Seeing that Victor is human just like the rest of us he falls right into knowledge's trap. Frankenstein clearly illustrates that knowledge is nearly irresistible, and if used inappropriately, can be unparalleled in its destruction. Three examples of knowledge's attraction to humans, and non-humans (the Monster) are given in this novel. Victor Frankenstein is the first character whose tale is told about his encounter with knowledge. Frankenstein begins by telling his story back when he was a young child, for it was then that he began is give in to knowledge's invincible attraction. "I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosophers stone and the elixir of lif
As Walton learned, knowledge can be a lifesaver, but it is like a double-edged sword...it can also be fatal. Frankenstein is a perfect example of how dangerous knowledge can be. He attains the ultimate knowledge, missuses it and it cost him everything he has done, everything he has worked to achieve, his friends, and his family. "When I had reflected on the work I had completed...I could not rank myself with the herd of common projectors. But this feeling...now serves only to plunge me lower" (147). Once all is done, and Frankenstein has lost everything, he then tells his story to Walton, by doing so, Walton receives more knowledge then he ever imagined, but he receives something else with it, the wisdom on how to use it. The monster gains knowledge from not only Frankenstein's journal, but he also learns about the human race, the way they act and the way they treat people. After time he learns the inevitable truth, "what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind, when it has once seized on it, like a lichen on a rock" (81). The monster learns the same thing that Frankenstein tells Walton, that knowledge is dangerous, only the monster learns this on his own. In the end, they each learn that knowledge is dangerous, but they don't all learn it in time to save themselves. e" (22), from this moment forth, Frankenstein knew what he wanted...he did not stop until he received it. The next character who is searching for knowledge is Walton. Walton is on his own question for answers, unlike Frankenstein who is searching for a way to "banish disease from the hu
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