Victor Frankenstein Corruption Quotes

Although some characters are ultimately immune to corruption, most characters fall victim to the temptations of power, having to face the consequences later on or causing others to face the devastating consequences. Today's society is crippled with stories of corruption that demonstrate the consequences of greed. A recent example of this was in Pakistan with former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan has been accused of political corruption which he denied and pleaded not guilty. His corruption has been seen frequently with “Over 100 corruption cases registered against Mr Khan since he left office” (Venema & Davies). The case of corruption that the article showcases is his receiving land bribes in exchange for political favors. Despite the allegations,

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, the main character Victor Frankenstein shows an example of a person who has to face the consequences of their greed. Victor tries to play God and manipulate life by creating the creature which showcases his greed. He creates the creature in a lab but faces issues accepting his creation (Shelly 45-46). Victor becomes afraid of his creature with him imagining that the creature “seized [him]” in a dream and begs to be saved from his evil creation (49). Due to his fear, he ultimately abandons his creation to fend for itself in the world (46). Victor’s abandonment causes him to have to face the consequences of his greed for creating life, for after he abandons the creature bad things start to happen to him. An example of this is the death of William, Victor’s younger brother. The creature “grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead” (134). The creature uses his strength to harm people Victor loved, forcing Victor to have to face the consequences of his corruption and belief that he could defy God and create a new race. The creature continues with his path and murders Victor’s long-time friend Henry Clerval (171). This causes Victor to go home to reconnect with his future wife Elizabeth. But on the night of their wedding, he murders Elizabeth leaving Victor alone having to face the consequences of his murderous creation (189). Victor has to face mental consequences from his creation such as grief. His grief ultimately drives him to desire revenge, in the form of murdering the creature. Victor makes it his life’s mission to seek his revenge and this can be shown by Victor pursuing “him for many months'' (196). Victor’s search results in him ending up in the Arctic with a crew aboard the boat. Victor never gets to seek his revenge for he dies