... want vs. reason. A passion for something usually causes what humans want to do. Victor's want to create life came from his passion for science. Absalom of Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country, fought as well. He wanted to impress his friends and it got him in deep trouble. Reasonable decisions will keep trouble away. Victor used reason to stop a potential problem ... ...
... killer, but will not speak up. He fears that then people will know his experiment truly failed. Next, is Victor's long time friend, Harry, and finally the creature kills Victor's beloved Elizabeth. Each time the monster murdered, Victor fell ill. Possibly Victor felt a subconscious guilt for what the monster he created had done. Still, the monster's harsh revenge was his way ... ...
... your wedding night" (161). The creature foreshadows the events that occur on Victors wedding night. Victor states: "The prospect [does] not move me to fear; yet when I [think] of my beloved Elizabeth . . . tears . . . [stream] from my eyes" (161). On his wedding night, Victor hears a "shrill and dreadful scream" (168). Victor goes into the room and finds his wife's lifeless body draped ... ...
... , the sailor that finds him on an ice floe, reflect this awareness of a loss of innocence and a separation from the pale of humanity when he states: "The forms of the beloved death flit before me, and I hasten to their arms. Farewell, Walton! Seek happiness in tranquillity, and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself ... ...
... , happiness dawns once again on Frankenstein's life. He begins to see the light again, until eventually, inevitably his previous actions creep back upon him, sickening his heart and destroying his beloved. After the birth of the monster, his character is developed solely through the eyes of Frankenstein. For much of the middle section, the monsters characterisation is not developed much at ... ...
