“I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation” What have Frankenstein’s studies created and destroyed so far?

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"I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" What have Frankenstein's studies created and destroyed so far?

By the end of Volume one Frankenstein's studies and education had advanced so that he locked himself away and became obsessed with his latest creation "it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived" and his obsession grew to destroy things; for example, Frankenstein was able to destroy the laws and the miracle of creation and play God by creating a human-like being - the monster. This is the most obvious creation "the miserable monster whom I had created."

Another thing that was created as a result of Frankenstein's creation was the growth of his relationship with his "closest friend" who "called forth the better feelings of his heart" Clerval. This was also through Victor's creation as Clerval came to nurse Frankenstein when he displayed insane tendencies as a result of his creation, Frankenstein destroyed his mind when he created the monster and felt a tremendous feeling of guilt and realisation "I felt the bitterness of disappointment; dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so long a space were now become a hell to me; and the change was so rapid, the overflow so complete!" He also rejected the monster completely because he was ugly. Frankenstein loved everything beautiful and rejected anything that was not, the monster had "yellow skin" that "scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries" this definitely was not beautiful, in fact "he was ugly" and Frankenstein referred to him as a "demoniacal corpse. Frankenstein didn't know what to do after all of this, it was too much for him and he couldn't handle it, it destroyed his mind, Clerval then came to nurse him "Clerval at first attributed my unusual spirits to joy on his arrival". We can tell that Clerval cared a lot for Frankenstein because Clerval had never been allowed to study, like Frankenstein, at Ingolstadt and at last this year he was going to, however, he nursed Frankenstein back to normal "This whole winter, instead of being spent in study, as you promised yourself, has been consumed in my sick room" The fact that Clerval was willing to sacrifice this for his friend shows the relationship they already had, however, throughout the time they spent together and all of the time Clerval spent nursing Frankenstein, created a better and stronger relationship, in which Frankenstein knew that he had a true friend.
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The creations and destructions were not always a direct result of the monster; but Frankenstein's creation did, however, destroy two lives of members of his family, who he cared about, William and Justine.

Frankenstein heard about William's death through a letter from his Father "William is dead!" "Victor, he is murdered!" he was found "stretched on the grass livid and motionless: the print of the murderer's finger was on his neck" Of course this was a result of Frankenstein's creation as the monster had murdered his brother "humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, ...

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