"Wealth was inferior, but what glory would attend the discovery if I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death" (41).
Literary Term: Motive
Following his mother's death, Victor does not face the common hopelessness of grief and sorrow. Rather he becomes restless and tries to seek ways to cure his grief for him, his family, and Elizabeth. As Victor grows, he claims to fall in love with science and learning; however, he has fallen in love with the idea of curing grief. It is often discussed that the immoral actions of Victor have no justified source because he comes from such a good life and family. But his family IS the motive! As a prized child, receiving a lavish life of travel loving parents and even a future wife, Victor views the world with rose-colored shades. He is fortunate to receive an education and begins learning with a naive perception of the world. The absolute freedom he had growing up transforms into endless study without morals or reason. Creating the creature is is source to fill his grief as well as a reflection of the freedom he had growing up. Freedom and grief are the motive of Victor.
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