Walton is ambitious but spends a total of one year working towards his goal of being a famous writer. Pg 36.
Walton - Poet / Discoverer
Victor - Scientist
In Mary Shelley's eyes, these people are all artists wanting to be great. What is wrong with their attitudes? Why are people driven to do these types of things? The novel itself is an analysis of Victor. In the 1831 edition, Shelley gave more of an emphasis on Victor's obsession with secrets, he believes that he was fated. He wants to believe that he was fated but in reality, he was not. The belief of the character is different from the belief of the author.
Victor's childhood was full of wonderful things. Loving parents, friends, school. He believes himself to have also been a creature to have been formed. Victor admits that his parents were loving and tender.
Walton - Poet / Discoverer
Victor - Scientist
In Mary Shelley's eyes, these people are all artists wanting to be great. What is wrong with their attitudes? Why are people driven to do these types of things? The novel itself is an analysis of Victor. In the 1831 edition, Shelley gave more of an emphasis on Victor's obsession with secrets, he believes that he was fated. He wants to believe that he was fated but in reality, he was not. The belief of the character is different from the belief of the author.
Victor's childhood was full of wonderful things. Loving parents, friends, school. He believes himself to have also been a creature to have been formed. Victor admits that his parents were loving and tender.
The process of Victor making his creation was destructive to his own health. He was obsessive and disregarded any kind of potential negative outcome. In some ways, pregnancy is much like this - the exception would be that women are giving to get in the end. Victor knows that he will get something, hopefully something great, at the end of his project. As soon as the process was over, he was no longer productive in any way. His desire to aspire as a scientist ruins his life in many ways. Pg 34: "...many happy and and excellent natures would owe their being to me." Victor plays the God role throughout his process of creating this being. He wants to be worshipped.
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