Daniel G.

In Frankenstein, the young doctor is constantly pursing life at all cost. Victor has an obsession of creating life form a lifeless being, which goes against the laws of nature and science. He is ignoring the continuous dangers of creating life and is never taking heed to the possible consequences of his actions throughout the story. While he does not know it at first, he learns form his mistakes and tires to prevent others from following his terrible mistake. Walton, the captain of the ship that is stuck in the arctic with the rest of the crew tries to seek also seeks life at all cost. He tries to discover a route to the North Pole. When they find Victor, he learns to form him they terrible things he endured all for seeking life and recognition. Victor even tells Walton to "learn for me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example" (Shelley 54). He warns Walton to be aware of the the purist of recognition and to stop before he himself ends up like Victor. It shows that the pursuit of life, of fame came backfire and send the seeker of these qualities can ruin his or her life, and put them in a total ruin.

This theme can be seen in many areas of today's society. It is seen that Athletes will constantly push themselves and use different tactics to do better. They use performance enhancers to step up their game in order to be the best. It is seen in scientist when they seek to discover new ideas of technology that go against the laws of nature. They try to use cloning even though some consider unnatural and can have devastating effects. These and others examples show that people will ignore the dangers they are facing to gain the recognition and the life they want. They may achieve what they want, but like Victor's creation, the results may not always turn out as people would like them to be