It is a known fact that staring straight into a light can cause temporary blindness. But sometimes people look into the light without knowing and later feel its adverse effects. Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, looks into the bright light of desire for knowledge, but his ambition causes him to stare at the light too long, ultimately blinding him from his morals and ethics. As Victor becomes acquainted with natural philosophy again, his extreme desire for knowledge causes him to do the unthinkable. He looks into the light of desire for knowledge and follows his passions. He does anything and everything to accomplish his goal, even violate Nature, an aspect of the Earth which he loves so dearly. When