Themes of frankenstein studied

I looked up some extra information on themes of Frankenstein and came up with some interesting conclusions and things I did not necessarily see before

The consistent search for knowledge is the underlying theme and perhaps the greatest theme of the novel Frankenstein, which occurs as Frankenstein crosses normal human lines and takes on the character of God. Walton also tries to cross previous human exploration by trying to reach the North Pole. This relentless pursuit of knowledge of light and fire proves very dangerous, as the created creature breathes on he kills all the loved ones near Frankenstein, throwing him into isolation. The same goes for Walton who is trapped between sheets of ice. Where Victors obsession and hate of the creature ultimately kills him, Walton withdraws from his idiotic mission and learns from Victors mistake that knowledge is truly dangerous.

Another theme that goes well with another is secrecy. Yet I connected Frankenstein's secrecy with one of my own. When I was a kid I found an old playing card in my house that was particularly rare, I had no idea how it got there, but the next day my best friend complained about his favorite rare card and I immediately knew it was his, but I kept it a secret that I had it because of its value, I knew it was wrong but the feeling of having the card felt so good that I had to keep it. Eventually he came over again and found the card in my room, immensely angry and feeling betrayed he no longer wanted to be friends, and our friendship took a backseat for a considerable while. Victor’s entire obsession with creating life is shrouded in secrecy, and his obsession with destroying the monster remains equally secret until Walton hears his tale.Whereas Victor continues in his secrecy out of shame and guilt, the monster is forced into seclusion by his grotesque appearance. Walton serves as the final confessor for both, and their tragic relationship becomes immortalized in Walton’s letters. In confessing all just before he dies, Victor escapes the stifling secrecy that has ruined his life; likewise, the monster takes advantage of Walton’s presence to forge a human connection, hoping desperately that at last someone will understand, and empathize with, his miserable existence.

Hints of abortion which also appeared throughout amazed me. Such as When Victor destroys his work on the female monster, he aborts his act of creation, preventing the female monster from coming alive. Abortion occurs in Victor’s description of natural philosophy: “I at once gave up my former occupations; set down natural history and all its progeny as a deformed and abortive creation; and entertained the greatest disdain for a would-be science, which could never even step within the threshold of real knowledge.” As with the monster, Victor becomes dissatisfied with natural philosophy and shuns it not only as unhelpful but also as intellectually bad.