How far can scientist go to control nature? The novel Frankenstein tells the story of a man whose passion for scientific discovery bring him to desire to cross the ultimate frontier of science, resuscitation of the dead. Throughout the novel we are able speculate what might happen next through historical context and foreshadow. Although Frankenstein was a man of great knowledge his action were of a mad man. From chapter one to four we can predict that although Victor will be successful in creating life, it will not be a rewarding action, rather such discovery will bring his downfall. In 1818 men and women were afraid of the immoral actions that doctors and scientist did. Doctors and scientist of the time would be known for stealing corpses for the use of conducting experiments or for anatomical dissection. This brought fear to many people …show more content…
Foreshadowing allow the readers to anticipate future events. The novel is written in letters and in third person perspective as Walton narrates the story of Victor Frankenstein. Walton is the captain of the ship that victor encounters on his journey back home to Geneva, Italy. As the story begins we are given a set of five letters addresses to Margaret Seville the sister of Walton. In these letters he tells his sister of the new man he has found traveling through the snow. In the beginning of the narration of Victors life we can infer that victor's happy life as a teen in Geneva, Italy and in the University of Ingolstadt will only lead to suffering as when Walton discovered Victor in the snow he was ill and trembled in fear. Walton explains "his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering" (Wollstonecraft xxii). His mind suffered as something grave must have happened for a man to be in such terrible psychological state. To this we can predict Victors scientific discovery will bring fear and nostalgia and will cause his