"You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardetly hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been." -pg. 13
This quote, all the way back from the letters at the beginning of the book, summarizes my biggest question at the end of the novel: was it worth it? or What did we learn from this? This question is aimed at Victor/Walton in regards to their purusit of never-before-seen knowledge. In aswering this, one must consider all the consequences of their actions and how the conditions are presently. SO, because of Victor's ambition, he created a monster, which nurtured by hate, grew to be malicious and bloodthirsty. This led to the extermination of practically everyone Victor knew. First, Caroline died attending to Elizabeth, William was murdered, Justine unjustly executed, Clerval strangled, Elizabeth murdered, as well as the passing of Victor's father, leaving Ernest with a majority of his family erased. The consequences of Walton's actions are far less severe: a near-mutiny and braving the harsh weather at the North pole. If anything, Walton learned from Victor's dreadful story and stopped his. Ironically, Victor told Walton to finish his efforts- to kill the monster- which conflicts with him telling Walton to leave the North pole.
So, the greatest advancement I see is the reanimation of non-living parts into a living, breathing being. This discovery, however, was lost because Victor, the discoverer, regreted it and died before revealing its secrets, and the creation itself, intended to burn himself with all of the other papers of the experiment. For Walton's sake, I would say the story was worth it, and even if it didn't teach a great lesson, it told a great thriller.
This quote, all the way back from the letters at the beginning of the book, summarizes my biggest question at the end of the novel: was it worth it? or What did we learn from this? This question is aimed at Victor/Walton in regards to their purusit of never-before-seen knowledge. In aswering this, one must consider all the consequences of their actions and how the conditions are presently. SO, because of Victor's ambition, he created a monster, which nurtured by hate, grew to be malicious and bloodthirsty. This led to the extermination of practically everyone Victor knew. First, Caroline died attending to Elizabeth, William was murdered, Justine unjustly executed, Clerval strangled, Elizabeth murdered, as well as the passing of Victor's father, leaving Ernest with a majority of his family erased. The consequences of Walton's actions are far less severe: a near-mutiny and braving the harsh weather at the North pole. If anything, Walton learned from Victor's dreadful story and stopped his. Ironically, Victor told Walton to finish his efforts- to kill the monster- which conflicts with him telling Walton to leave the North pole.
So, the greatest advancement I see is the reanimation of non-living parts into a living, breathing being. This discovery, however, was lost because Victor, the discoverer, regreted it and died before revealing its secrets, and the creation itself, intended to burn himself with all of the other papers of the experiment. For Walton's sake, I would say the story was worth it, and even if it didn't teach a great lesson, it told a great thriller.
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