Victor Frankenstein
Title
Victor Frankenstein
Subject
Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his thirst for knowledge creates the theme for the novel.
Dialogue of Frankenstein is possible because of Victor's reflection upon what happened to him.
Description
Dr. Victor Frankenstein has a vast thirst for knowledge, but does not have much in the way wisdom in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. The novel ultimately questions the wisdom in Dr. Frankenstein's God-like ability to create life.
Creator
Mary Shelley
Source
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
Publisher
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones
Date
January 1, 1818
October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
Contributor
Melanie Gunn
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
Mary Shelley
Format
Book, image file
Language
English
Type
Speculative Fiction
Science Fiction
Identifier
Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
science fiction
Creator
Scientist
God-like imposter? "Wanna-be God"
Coverage
Frankenstein, science fiction, God, Adam, Frankenstein's monster
Arctic
Geneva
Student
Morally Ambiguous
Egotistical
Files
Collection
Citation
Mary Shelley, “Victor Frankenstein,” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 26, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/380.