1. Frankenstein Chapter IV
By Othello and Desdemona

2. Summary & Plot Negative image of humanity: Damaging obsession
No ethics
Egocentric
Self centered
Uni life and education
Summary & Plot

3. Victor Frankenstein Obsessive Open minded Egocentric
Prioritises his work over other people
Ambitious
Intelligent

4. Obsession Obsession is painted in a very negative light
Victor was obsessive with his whole being about one occupation: “nearly my sole occupation”
Animalistic, uncontrolled, savage, unnatural obsession “resistless and almost frantic impulse”
“Hurricane” a metaphor for the destructive and powerful nature of his obsession
Obsession at the expense of his health, friends, family

5. Progress and Scientific Discovery
Metaphor/symbol for the modern world: how damaging, fast obsessive, egocentric and unethical it is
Criticises modern progress
Modern discovery is a ‘drug’: “enticement of science”. It can be seen in his slow mental, emotional and physical deterioration

6. Egocentric and self centred “I alone should be reserved to discover so astonishing a secret”
Large price for scientific discovery, still present “tortured the living animal”

7. Ethical Considerations
No ethical considerations present
Once he had discovered life, he didn’t consider if he should use it, but how could he use it, “In which should I employ it?”
“Tortured the living animal”
“Collected bones”
Unethical to himself and others “slow fever” “shunned my fellow creature”

8. Creation Created for the sake of creating:
Made the creature of “gigantic stature”, “proportionally large”
Created him this way because he could and didn’t think of the consequences: selfish
Creation overshadowed by greed and ego “bless (him)”, “owe their being to (him)”