Frankensten Pursuit of Knowledge

Frankensten Pursuit of Knowledge

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  • Date Submitted: 04/16/2013 10:13 PM
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ankenstein is obsessed with learning. Against his father's wishes, he "dips" into the world of science. During this period, science was an area of not much knowledge. Chemistry, which was Victor's area, was a rather new thing. In addition, it was not very popular with any people. M. Krempe is an example of this. When he learns of Victor's interest in this, he questioned the young man. "Have you," he said, "really spent your time studying such nonsense?" (Shelley. Page 54) Here, M. Krempe "shoots down" Victor. At the same time, Victor views M. Krempe as "an uncouth man, but deeply imbued in the secrets of his science." (Shelley. 54) Nevertheless, Victor conceives it. He sees it as a mystery to be probed. He sees it as something with secrets that once figured out must be guarded from others who may become jealous of the new discovery. Victor attempts to surge beyond "normal" human limits. He wished to solve death. "I collected bones form charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame. In a solitary chamber, or rather cell, at the top of the house, and separated from all of the other apartments by a gallery and staircase, I kept my workshop of filthy creation: my eyeballs were starting from their sockets in attending to the details of my employment. The dissecting room and the slaughterhouse furnished many of my materials; and often did my human nature turn with loathing from my occupation, whilst, still urged on by an eagerness which perpetually increased, I brought my work near to a conclusion." (Shelley. 66) In these lines, Victor becomes obsessed

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