Through the realization of responsibility bears consequences, there was developed pain amongst everyone because ambitious actions can be toxic and the obsession of knowledge can lead to monstrous things.
In the story, Mary Shelley portrays many warning signs starting with Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein says ” As the memory of past misfortunes pressed upon me, I began to reflect on their cause—the monster whom I had created, the miserable demon whom I had sent abroad into the world for my destruction .” (Chapter 23) If Victor personally knew the monster was dangerous, and that what he created would who cause so much destruction and hurt the ones he loves then, Victor would not of created the monster.
In the beginning of the novel, Victor becomes widely obsessed with the thought of learning,logic and knowledge which takes over his life in which ends up involving those around him, including those he cares most about.Victor is desperate for knowledge and discovery, but not only just pertaining to Victor but along with other characters in the book as well, including, Walton, the sea captain and narrator of the novel and the creature, the monster in which Victor created. In the beginning of the book,
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Mary Shelley shows these actions as Victor first made the decision to develop the creature, in which leads to the guilty conscience as the monster is the cause of death of William, Victor’s younger brother and the execution of Justine who is directly and indirectly the cause of William’s death. Throughout the rest of the story, once the monster did these doings, Victor comes to the realization that his creature is no good, including no good intentions and realizes where his pursuit and passion of knowledge has brought upon