These ancient natural philosophers often neglected the importance of small discoveries, and so does Frankenstein. ... In science, small discoveries that at first do not seem important are often the background for greater innovations. ... Applied Knowledge). ... Frankenstein's secrecy, in the opinion of Rauch, "can be taken as a sure sign that his discovery will be a disaster" (Rauch IV. The Body of Knowledge). ...

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"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts" - Samuel Johnson The pursuit of knowledge may often leave a negative effect on one who abuses it. One may achieve pride through worthless acts of knowledge and in the end be unsatisfied. However, those who cope with their pride will lift their heart, by putting their knowledge to use where it is needed. ... As Victor speaks to his professors of his progress he states, "Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no ...

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Victor never stops trying to push down the thoughts and realities of his discoveries. ... Victor allows his pursuit of knowledge to cloud his judgment and keeps his monster a secret, runs away from his work and refuses to eliminate his monster altogether. "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be his world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow....

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"Since Vicor's story is a story of creation, murder, investigation, and pursuit, Frankenstein is ultimately a boook about our pursuit of self discovery, about the knowledge of the monster within us." ... It is true that Frankenstein is a novel about our pursuit of self discovery because Victor created the monster because he wanted to discover the secret of life and it is true that we want to discover the monster within us because various times people say that no one really knows them, meaning that there is somebody inside of us we just are too scared to show to the community. ...

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Victor's strive for the knowledge of creating life leads to a travesty as the ones closest to him suffer the consequences for his action. ... After months of scouring graveyards and piecing together an inanimate body, he creates life, but soon realizes it is a costly mistake to gain the knowledge of the secret of life. ... Light is the symbol for discovery and knowledge, and is an apparent symbol throughout the novel. ...

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But this discovery was so great and overwhelming that all the steps which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated, and I beheld only the result. ... The knowledge of being able to create life brings him negative outcomes. ... In other words he had more knowledge than anybody, he could create life, but he was not happy. ... By having too much knowledge he destroyed his life. ... By having too much knowledge both characters ruined their lives. ...

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It is not his want for the voyage of discovery, but his obsession with fame, that drives him to the unknown in hopes of being credited with expanding mankind's knowledge and control of the universe. ...

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Mary Shelley The Romantic Age (1780-1830) was a time when writers" ideas went from those of the Age of Reason to more imaginative ideas. These ideas were changed throughout this time for many reasons, including the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution in England, and the many other thi...

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The Romantic Age (1780-1830) was a time when writers" ideas went from those of the Age of Reason to more imaginative ideas. These ideas were changed throughout this time for many reasons, including the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution in England, and the many other things that affected ...

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