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This 3 page paper considers the fate of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and asks if he deserves it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the nature of obsession. It also suggests that there is a price that must be paid for the type of activities Frankenstein undertakes. This paper examines the novel and argues
that Frankenstein does not deserve his fate. Discussion In actual fact, this is a rather difficult position to support, since the novel seems to suggest that yes, he does deserve
what he gets. Perhaps the stand to take is that the punishment may have been deserved, but it is excessive. Schellenberg notes that Shelley does in fact punish Frankenstein, seemingly
for two sins, "hubris and lack of pity." "Hubris" is of course a word that comes from the Greek and means a sense of overweening pride and self-importance; the person
with this attitude often thinks of himself as a kind of god, or at the very least infallible, and tends to regard those who dont believe in him as short-sighted
and stupid. Frankenstein has this immense pride; he even refers to himself as a god at one point: "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many
happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me" (Shelley 67). He demonstrates his lack of pity when he "creates life and then turns away from it" (Schellenberg).
Perhaps, he continues, Shelley wants to punish Frankenstein simply because "he doesnt learn from his mistakes despite his brilliance" (Schellenberg). Another writer notes that Frankenstein is an archetype: he is
"The Scientist" (Lias). But for Lias the Scientist is not mad or greedy, though he might be self-delusional: "... in his eyes, his work is always for the Greater Good.
He believes himself selfless. He is arrogant, though he clothes himself in modesty" (Lias). The Scientist here is neither good nor evil but instead is focused on "achieving his goal
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