Throughout all of human history, people have tried to be the first to accomplish certain things so that they could make themselves famous. They feel that if they reach a goal that seems so hard to accomplish, that they will get their name in history books and that the mere mention of their name will bring about .respect and admiration. In Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein shows this characteristic of being egotistical self absorbed and arrogant. He has a thirst for knowledge that is obvious, and the desire that he has for it is blinding and he does not realize it until he is driven mad by it. His aspirations at first look may seem to be a positive way to help humanity. He wants to get rid of diseases so that man will live forever. He describes himself as being “dedicated”, “frantic”, and “tortured”, from his relentless work. He became so dedicated to his work that he became ill, and his only concern was to reach his goal. Victor’s father tries to contact him, but Frankenstein is so selfish, that he makes no effort to communicate to his own father. Victor has this image in his mind of creating a being that is beyond human, made from remnants of the dead, but he thinks that it would still be a beautiful creation. He shows pride in his work because he picks out good parts to make it from, like white teeth and thick, black hair. The image of beauty stays with him, only until the spark is put in the monster and he becomes alive. Then just as the charge that gave the monster life, a charge hits Victor as fast and powerful that makes him realize what exactly he had done. He then sees that his creation is hideous and he has no idea what to do. When he sees what he has accomplished, he tries to ignore what he has done and denies all of his responsibilities that came with his creation. He abandons the creature and has no intention of doing any sort of scientific ...
