1. Fall of Man Through Knowledge (comparison of Frankenstien and Genesis)
In my opinion this theme of man's search for knowledge ultimately leading to "fall" of humanity is also present in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with the attainment of knowledge and trying to immortalize himself through an endeavor. ... Frankenstein is forced to leave his garden of Europe and travels to the desolate lands of the arctic. ... If Adam did not have Eve, I wonder if he would have ended up as wretched as Frankenstein's creature? ... Could the eviction of Adam and Eve from Eden be seen as a parallel to the abandonment of Frankenste...
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