Dangerous Knowledge In Frankenstein

Through Victor Frankenstein’s creation of the monster, Mary Shelley portrays the sanctity of creating life. The product of his selfishness opened a new world of horror and hate to the society in which he and his family lived. Shelley opens her book “Frankenstein,” with a bittersweet setting which slowly turns into a horrific tragedy. Frankenstein lives a happy life until he finds himself in love with the idea of creating life. This desire consumes him until he is successful. Shelley portrays Frankenstein’s addiction in many different ways. The theme of dangerous knowledge is very powerful in the book. Eventually, Frankenstein destroys everything that is important in sustaining his happiness through the knowledge of the creation of life. Frankenstein selfishly made a creature and then left it; and when he did, he broke every rule in the parenting handbook. Later in the book Shelley portrays another selfish act after Frankenstein refuses to make another monster; this goes along with one of the books motifs; abortion. Overall, Shelley portrays a man who in the end loses everything because of one
Shelley uses the main character Frankenstein as the main protagonist in the novel. Frankenstein becomes consumed with the concept of the formation of life. He creates a monster and by doing this overtakes not only God’s power but women’s power too. Parenting is an obligation that is more than difficult. Frankenstein chooses to disregard this obligation and by doing so destroys the monster and ruins himself. Abortion comes into play when Frankenstein begins to create the second monster, and then kills it before it even came to life. In Shelley’s masterpiece, she uses the God given power to create life and then responsibly teach it and care for its needs as a lesson to everyone. Frankenstein disregarded this lesson and in doing so lost