Topic > Frankenstein's Knowledge and Power - 816

Frankenstein shows a quest for knowledge in Shelley's Frankenstein. The boat's captain, Walton, sets sail on his quest to explore and gain knowledge of an unknown region of the earth called the North Pole. Frankenstein is seen always purring over books in his quest for sublime knowledge. He becomes very obsessed with knowledge and the scientific development of life after his mother's death and thus begins a journey to realize this dream through carrying out experiments while attending medical school in Ingolstadt. Despite the difficulties and obstacles that continue to rear their ugly heads, the captain from the glacier and Frankenstein from his professor's opposition and restrictions, these two characters do not give up. The film tells how Frankenstein achieves his goal by creating a life, the monster, and is unhappy with the result. Then, the captain of the boat, after hearing Doctor Frankenstein's story, changes his mind about his quest and returns home. Overall, the knowledge and power they seek pushes the parallel characters further into a realm of unhappiness, loneliness, and