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“The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature. I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.� (Shelley, 1831, p. 74 (Chapter V – Paragraph 3).

Victor is the protagonist in Frankenstein. He created the “monster,� and then realizes he has gone too far in the quest for knowledge. The rejection that Victor has for the monster is instantaneous; this rejection stirs a hatred for humankind from the monster. Victor gave up a normal life, a productive life because of the obsession to bring life to a non-functioning body, much like cloning today. Alone, lonely and horrified at his creation, he runs away from reality and wanders aimlessly in the streets of Ingolstadt.

Victor conflicted, knowing that......

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