Frankenstein Ambition Research Paper

The desire to make something perfect to one’s standards is what drives ambition. In Frankenstein, a book written by Mary Shelley in the Romantic era, the author demonstrates the benefits and risks of ambition through its characters. In this famous novel, Victor Frankenstein’s ambition often leads to success, but he needs to go the extra mile in order to achieve this. His ambitious personality can only be fulfilled by perfection. Just as in the poem “Ozymandias”, by Mary Shelley’s husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, explains that ambition may lead to success, but your success may not end the way it was supposed to. This poem also shows examples where ambition that can lead to both positive and negative interactions with others. The same occurs at

He was not satisfied with just being average and having an average life, he craved meaning and notoriety. This ambition is also demonstrated in the poem “Ozymandias” when a statue was sculpted for the great King. Even though Ozymandias had led a prestigious life with great wealth, he did not accomplish anything to be remembered by. Victor, on the other hand, wanted to accomplish something greater than his life, something that would never be

He felt both alike and different from others. He didn’t have a normal childhood where one learns how things work and right from wrong, however, eventually through human nature, he desires to learn new things and become part of the regular human race. For example, when he watches over the family that lives in the cottage he is very happy to learn from them and to begin to understand how things work. He didn't want the fame and fortune that the characters Victor or Walton longed for, all he wanted was acceptance. He often questions who he was, explaining “My person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean?” along with other confused questions. The monster benefited from his accidental ambition by giving himself a reason to live. Later, the monster attempts to talk to the blind man who lived in the cottage. He felt the conversation was meaningful, but his confidence was crushed when the blind man’s family came home and kicked him out. He then became extremely angry and not knowing how to handle his emotions, he burns down the