"Prometheus Un-Bound". Victor is the modern Prometheus who gave fire to the people on earth.
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Man feels guilty for killing beautiful men and lives on with slimy snakes. At first, the snakes look ugly but then he sees their beauty. Why would you kill someone you love? Unconditional love is scary. This could be the reason some resist love and affection.
Frankenstein: Pg 247 Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude.
Man dreams of his soul mate. He wakes up in the middle and disappointed, he travels to find her. He does not realize that she is real and has done everything for him. He could have avoided her because she was a real person and he may have been scared. His characters resemble Victor and Walton.
While creating the monster, Victor loses touch with his friends and family. He does this in part because he is obsessed with the creation. What feelings caused him to neglect nature and his relationships. Is Victor's attempt to create this life a way of escaping Elizabeth or making a technique that works to preserve her?
"I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion." v. "I became as cheerful as before I indulged in my egotistical dream to create life." How does this apply to the death of Justine? Should he have tried to prove that the monster exists? Victor believes that he suffers more than anyone. In reality, the author admits that Elizabeth and Justine are really suffering a lot if not more than Victor. He chooses to ignore their pain and is selfish in recognizing his own pain and sorrow.
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