Monomania In Frankenstein By Mary Fakeinstein

In Mary Shellys Frakeinstein she depicts a brilliant scientist of the name Victor Frankeinstein whose dedication to science and knowledge is unmatched. Victor's impulse to create a creature matchd by his profound understanding of science leads him to create life using methods of science no other man was willing to. Victor's lust for knowledge , Mental instability, and never ending quest for power shows the reader the true monster in the story, himself. When Dr. Victor Frankenstein was a young child, he was fascinated by the world around him and was particularly fixated on the nature of the universe. Victor from a very young age was curious about things around him. He craved the secrets of the world. Victor was aware of this urge from a very

Victor Frankenstein is a perfect example of someone who is monomanical as he is unable to stop himself from pursuing his goal of creating a monster. Victor's damaged mind was consumed by the single urge to create life. Victor's mental instability glares through his lack of compassion to others and his obbession with his work. Victor's obsession with creating the monster consumed every aspect of his life. His obsession with creating life is one of the first tell signs that something is wrong with victor. This obsession with his creation can be classified as monomania. “Monomania is defined in several ways. In Psychiatry, this is a single pathological preoccupation in an otherwise sound mind. Emotional monomania is characterized by obsession with only one emotion or several related to that. There may also be intellectual monomania which relates to only one kind of delirious idea “ (Ajmani). His intellectual pruist for knowledge and obsession over his creation causes him to fixate on one thing. He was so consumed by his work that he cut off anyone and everyone to achieve his goal. The night following his creations' birth victor begins to show signs of paranoia. He overthinks what he has done and begins questioning what he has brought upon the world. His soul was filled with anxiety of the thought of what he had just done. Victor knew he had finished his creation but at what cost. Victor stated “ Well I had succeeded. But my enthusiasm was checked by my anxiety, and I

Frankenstein made his creature perfect by giving it incredible intelligence, strength, and speed as well as the ability to feel emotional and physical pain. Victor's quest for perfection consumed him. He believed that this accomplishment would fullfill his desires. And that through science he could create perfection.Dennis Lewis states “ For most of us, even a momentary glimpse of the disparity between our ideals and how we actually live arouses the desire for perfection, the desire to somehow alter and perfect those aspects of ourselves and our lives that we believe would make us better, more desirable, more creative, or more enlightened people. Whether it is a desire for success, a desire for happiness, a desire for spiritual development, or some mixture of all of these, our desire for perfection gives us a potent sense of meaning and purpose in our lives. It sheds a kind of magical light on everything that we think, feel, and do. It becomes the springboard for many of our actions and re-actions, a springboard for becoming what we think we should be '' (Lewis).Humans innate desire for perfection is glares through victor. Victor's unstable mind was consumed by this human desire. He believed that by achieving perfection that he would hold unlimited power through his work. Victor would soon learn that his work was far from perfect. Victor sees this imperfection when the news of someone brutally murdering his