Frankenstein sets out a quest for knowledge in Shelley's Frankenstein. The ship's captain, Walton, sets sail in his quest to explore and gain knowledge about an unknown region of earth called the North Pole. We see Frankenstein always purring in front of books in his quest for sublime knowledge. He becomes very obsessed with knowledge and scientific development of life after his mother's death and thus begins a journey to realize this dream by performing experiments while attending medical school in Ingolstadt. Despite the difficulties and obstacles that continue to rear their ugly heads, the captain by glacier and Frankenstein by opposition and restriction of his teacher, these two characters do not give up. The film is about how Frankenstein achieves his goal by creating a life: monster and is unhappy with the result. Then, the captain of the ship, after listening to Dr. Frankenstein's story, changes his mind about his quest and returns home. Overall, the knowledge and power they seek pushes the parallel characters further into a realm of unhappiness, loneliness, and suffering.