Frankenstein takes it to the next level

Yes, I think that Victor Frankenstein took his quest for knowledge too far. There are other ways of learning about life and death, rather than taking old human parts and putting them together to make a new human. I think that sometimes there is a limit to how much we can learn, since we are not supposed to play god. You can learn as much as you want to about life and death, but also to act upon these discoveries is a different thing, because you are using this knowledge to play god. I think that Frankenstein could have done many things differently, he could have perhaps done his experiment in a way where a human being would not have been created. I think that if he would have just brought to life a few body parts, then that would have been a lot more safe, and that he would have been able to share this new discovery rather than be afraid to share his discovery with the rest of the world, and Justine and his brother could have been saved. I think that there is no limit on what we can learn, but that there are limits on the experiments based on the knowledge. Victor could have found other ways of expressing his genius creation, rather than create something, play god, and then not take care of it. Not only was this experiment allowing Victor to play god, but he wanted to keep his creation a secret, and yet he let it get out and did nothing about it. It is irresponsible experiments like the one Victor did that we should be safeguarding the advancement of knowledge. We can do this by restricting the types of experiments that can be performed, and monitor how they are done, we do this in our time, while Victor does not. This hinders the advancement of the knowledge that Victor gained and thus left his experiment a total disaster that has destroyed lives.

Robert Walton and the Stranger

I think that Robert Walton is very similar in the journey that he us going on, and even the stranger tells him this and warns him that he will face the same things he did. The stranger seems to have a more melancholy manner about him, and seems like he has something that plagues him, while Robert Walton doesn't seem to have a lot that plagues him. They both seem to be very quiet, but at the same time Walton seems to be more casual and less serious. Walton's attitude toward this entire journey is just that this is his destiny, and nothing can stand in his way, while the stranger seems to have his doubts about whether Walton will make the journey and if he will fail just like he did. Another similarity between the two of them is that they both seem to show concern for one another, Robert is concerned about how the stranger got there, and the stranger is concerned that Robert is going into unfamiliar waters with no idea of what's ahead of him. The stranger is also more silent and not in the best of health, not by choice, but as a result of his failure on his journey, while Robert is voluntarily putting himself through hunger, sleep deprivation, and other hardships on his journey. I think that the stranger represents what Robert might become if his destined journey to the north fails, and that like the stranger he will be broken with misery. The stranger is looking for a sledge that was following him, which causes him to breakdown, and during this he says that Robert has hope and says that he himself cannot start anew and that he is destroyed. On Robert’s quest for knowledge and wisdom, like the stranger, and the stranger believes that he will face the same dangers as he did and will take a lesson from his own tale and he might not have misfortune as he did, but he warns him that this region Robert is about to enter may seem marvelous but might encounter things that appear possible.