"Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
Science gives light to things that humans cannot quite grasp; it gives explanation on how things function and why. Along with that, science never grows old because there is always something new to be explored and the options are endless. That is why in this novel Victor Frankenstein takes great interest in this field. The field of science that he chose was the study of the human body and the function of it. Victor used his knowledge of the body in order to do the impossible; he created life from an inanimate body. He cheats life, but with this creation comes great tragedy and he is the one to blame not the monster. .
Victor says he creates the monster to better humanity but as the novel continues, it is seen that he does it for his own prideful self and to fulfill the desire to control life or cheat God. Victor creates the monster to rise in fame as the first to create life by his own two hands. This would leave Victor to be famous until the end of time, but the experiment takes a knowingly yet unexpected turn when Victor accomplishes his goal. Once the monster rises, there is no controlling the beast and it knows nothing of how to act. Victor isolates himself out of society, leaving the monster to cause havoc in the village. At the end of the novel, Victor says: "I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this, I deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart." (Shelley 156) .
When Victor says this, he shares that the creation that he thought would leave a legacy behind for him and let him live on until the end of time, only showed that nothing good came from it. It only brought despair and destruction to those he cherished.
