"The different actions of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature." (Shelley, pg. 43)
This quote, as spoken by the creator himself, specifies the moment where Victor realizes that what he has poured his time and heart into (in other words, science) went against human nature and backfired on him, creating a monstrosity of a being, instead.
This quote, as spoken by the creator himself, specifies the moment where Victor realizes that what he has poured his time and heart into (in other words, science) went against human nature and backfired on him, creating a monstrosity of a being, instead.
Their Actions:
Both Prometheus' and Victor Frankenstein's initial discoveries were small sparks that would eventually ignite into a flame, perhaps more literally in Prometheus' case: they both created/ brought something to humanity that they would inevitably lose control over. Victor discovered how to re-create life, and Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to humans. Both obviously go against nature because neither were supposed to happen in the first place. Upon seeing his creation for the first time, Victor was horrified by what he had done, and ran away from the monster.
"I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of my dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust fill my heart." (Shelley, pg. 43)
When Victor left his creature out of sheer fear of what he had done, he never taught him how to properly act in society, and what was acceptable to do or say. By doing this, he lost control of the monster's actions, similar to how Prometheus could not control mankinds' actions after he gave them fire (Crocker, DB). Through Frankenstein's creation of the monster, he condemned himself to a lifetime of suffering and torture, basically tying himself onto a rock and allowing an eagle to peck at his liver for eternity (not really, but the punishment afflicted on both Prometheus and Victor was similar).
Both Prometheus' and Victor Frankenstein's initial discoveries were small sparks that would eventually ignite into a flame, perhaps more literally in Prometheus' case: they both created/ brought something to humanity that they would inevitably lose control over. Victor discovered how to re-create life, and Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to humans. Both obviously go against nature because neither were supposed to happen in the first place. Upon seeing his creation for the first time, Victor was horrified by what he had done, and ran away from the monster.
"I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of my dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust fill my heart." (Shelley, pg. 43)
When Victor left his creature out of sheer fear of what he had done, he never taught him how to properly act in society, and what was acceptable to do or say. By doing this, he lost control of the monster's actions, similar to how Prometheus could not control mankinds' actions after he gave them fire (Crocker, DB). Through Frankenstein's creation of the monster, he condemned himself to a lifetime of suffering and torture, basically tying himself onto a rock and allowing an eagle to peck at his liver for eternity (not really, but the punishment afflicted on both Prometheus and Victor was similar).