Frankenstein as Society's Monster

            Learning something new can be tedious and create more questions. However, the quest for knowledge is always expanding and becoming more invigorating. The question that should be asked before further conduction of new sciences is whether it should be done. In Ecclesiastes 1:18 of the King James Version of the bible, the book states that "For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." This signifies the difficulty and low payout of increasing knowledge and wisdom. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein this is a recurring theme. Throughout her novel a scientist continuously attempts to expand his knowledge and as a result he is rewarded grief and sorrow. The quote from the bible directly relates to the events that occur in Frankenstein. The science fiction novel adequately displays problems with human thirst for knowledge.
             In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," a character named Doctor Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with his pursuit of knowledge. Victor's pursuit for this knowledge led him to the destination he desired, unfortunately, the knowledge he obtained ultimately became his demise. Authors Wilson and Long state that Victor Frankenstein was depressed and eventually died from his own creation. The death of the doctor was not the only grief that came in Victor's cognition. In order to obtain his knowledge Victor puts his research in front all of his family and friends. Before his demise he loses his son, his wife, and his humanity. In accomplishing his years of research Victor immediately became horrified and depressed. In the novel, Victor says "How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe," this really emphasises how much the doctor hates the creation he had fashioned in his quest for knowledge. The events that occurred in the novel are similar to events that could happen in today's society with modern technology.
             Humans constant demand for more wisdom have brought them to an extremely advanced society, a society in which things that were once thought to be impossible are becoming viable technologies.