Victor Frankenstein is a scientist, a creator, a learned man; he is a shrewd and goal oriented man with clearly developed ideas concerning the reanimation of human tissues. Concerning matters of soul, Victor has little scientific knowledge. Victor is not a man of Romantic Era ideals; he is most assuredly a holdover from the Age of Enlightenment—the logical, Tabula Rasa, age. The problem with Victor Frankenstein is that he seems to be an anachronism from a period where unchecked scientific research was rampant and everything—religion, political power, life etc.—was subject to explanation; everything was subject to enlightenment so to speak.  Editor/Compiler: Jonathan Cook This webpage is a project for English 149 (TechnoRomanticism) Fall 2009 at San Jose State University Contact: jcscaffman@gmail.com "Frankenstein" Chapter Assignment: Vol. III, Ch.IV. Some useful resources. |