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The novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is about a scientist called Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein’s character portrays himself as a curious man that is driven by ambition and scientific curiosity to create a perfect human being. Dr. Frankenstein has many traits similar to humans; he is very dedicated, determined, passionate, selfish, and irresponsible. Dr. Frankenstein makes poor choices because he brings his human creation to life, and then he rejects it because it turns out to be something he was not expecting. When the monster is brought to life the doctor says “I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and the breathless horror and disgust had filled my heart" (Shelley 34). Dr. Frankenstein is very selfish because he flees and does not take full responsibility of his creation. When Dr. Frankenstein was in the process of shaping his creation his intentions were naïve. He did not imagine that when he brought his creation to life it would turn out to look evil. I would consider Dr. Frankenstein a coward because he was scared to death from his own creation. After he saw his creation he hid. The doctor said “I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited, where I remained during the rest of the night, walking up and down in the greatest agitation, listening attentively, catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life….” (Shelley 34). Dr. Frankenstein chose his path because he was self driven to create life on his own, when he succeeded his goal he abandoned his ambition since the results were horrific and not what he had predicted.