In this essay, ambition is a key factor to the conflict of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. There are both benefits and risks to dedication towards an achievement, in this case ambition and desire affected Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the monster. At the age of seventeen, Frankenstein leaves the family at Geneva to college at Ingolstadt. Studying about life and chemistry hard, he ignores social life and his family at Geneva. He studies human life, and obsessed, he tries to find the secret to life. After that, he decides to create life, obsessed with the project. Hiding in his apartment, his creation comes with hard work, including neglecting others, such as family and friends. He increasingly grows to be lonely and sick. His creation turns into a hideous …show more content…
After realizing what the monster looks like, he finally contacts with his family, and Henry Clerval. Victor Frankenstein had another goal in the novel, which was to destroy the monster. His desire to kill the monster led to his own death, after what fueled it was the various deaths of close family members, caused by the monster itself. Of course, Frankenstein wasn’t the only one who had effects from determination. The Creature had too, and his goal was acceptance from society and humanity. As he left Victor’s apartment, he was learning about another family, where he hid and read, and was fascinated about the history of the cottagers. When he wanted to meet them, they tried to attack the monster for its appearance. He swore revenge on all humans, and when he tried to rescue a little girl from a river, her father shot him in the arm. This is when the monster spotted William, Frankenstein’s little brother, and strangled him. The ambition drove the monster to violence and another destiny, revenge on everyone, especially his creator. The Creature killed Frankenstein’s brother, wife, and best