After stealing fire from Zeus, his brother Epimetheus is deceived by the god and given a wife, Pandora, to cause more damage. Pandora is given a jar and told not to open it. When she does, it releases all the evil in the world and hope is left alone. Adam and Eve's betrayal of God has similar results: all their innocence is lost and humanity has fallen. Any descendant of Adam and Eve is sure to live a life of sin due to the uncontrollable desire for knowledge that drives their original ancestors to disobey God's command to avoid the fruit. Okonkwo also experiences family loss due to the discovery of new knowledge. After settlers come to his village and begin spreading the message of Christianity, Okonkwo's eldest son, Nwoye, becomes captivated by religion. Okonkwo refuses to accept this and disowns his son. As imperialism continues to spread, he continues to fight back and eventually loses the support of his community. John from Brave New World also experiences a similar loss of his family after bringing his mother back to the World State to learn more about her origin. After the two travel to the World State, John's mother Linda begins using large amounts of the drug Soma as a way to return to her old way of life and eventually overdoses and dies, thus destroying the only piece of family John has. never had. Victor Frankenstein's creation and abandonment of his creature causes the creature to seek revenge. Before killing William, Victor's younger brother, the creature says: "Frankenstein! you therefore belong to my enemy, to him to whom I have sworn eternal vengeance; you will be my first victim” (Shelley 136). He exacts this eternal vengeance by continuing to kill members of Victor's family and a group of close friends until they are all gone and Victor is completely