However, Victor's ego conquer his humanity in his search for god-like powers. ... Frankenstein is obsessed with holding god-like powers, "I ceased to fear or to bend before any being less almighty than that which had created and ruled the elements" (78). ... Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. ... The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. ...

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