Q: “My temper was sometimes, and violent, and my passions vehement; but by some law in my temperature they were turned, not towards childish pursuits, but to an eager desire to learn, and not to learn all things indiscriminately. I confess that neither the structure of languages, nor the code of governments, nor the politics of various states, possessed attractions for me. It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.”  Ch 2 page 44 Mary Shelley Frankenstein 

C: *I have read the book before so maybe spoilers?* When Victor is picked up by Robert Walten he starts recounting his story and the tragedy (that imo is completely his fault) that lead him to the arctic. I think it’s funny how this book is written when you think of it because it is Victor’s story as told to Robert recounted again in a letter to his sister. Stories inside of stories aside, this quote particularly caught my attention as it gives a really good descriptor of what kind of a person Victor is. This quote is Victor admitting he is obsessive and has the insatiable hunger to learn. When Victor was a child he read as many books as he could to try and feed this hunger, and college is the biggest buffet you could ask for. Victor states that he’s not super interested in things like English or government. It was not his thing it was the natural sciences, he wanted to learn about life and what it is. As we know with most stories life and death are not something to be trifled with. Victor in this statement is alluding to the inhumane result of science with no thought of the consequences, but Victor now knows. 

Q: How far is too far? While we cannot rob graves and create a new man with terrifying golden eyes in science, what are the questions we shouldn’t be asking? What are the experiments of human curiosity that are too much? Should we try to find god or find what comes after our life or is that something that is truly meant to be left alone.