Many people may think that if someone created life as complex as humans, it would be beneficial to humans. In the story of Frankenstein, Victor creates a new species of intelligent life. This “monster” is rejected by society and seeks revenge on humans and Victor. Throughout Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses the theme of the creation and destruction of life to illustrate how the creation of life can pose a threat to many other lives. The book Frankenstein shows Victor's divine talent for creating life. For example, Victor's imagination pushed him to be able to create an animal as complex as man. This is illustrated when Victor says: “But my imagination was too excited by my first success to allow me to doubt my ability to give life to an animal as complex and as wonderful as man. »(32). Victor develops an idea on how to create a being in the shape of a human using body parts from corpses. His recent success in his university studies on how to create life leads him to believe that he will succeed in creating this creature. The author added this quote to show Victor's confidence in his intelligence and abilities. His knowledge of death can help him reverse this transition and create life. Additionally, Victor demonstrated his genius mind when he first created life. Victor said, “I saw the creature’s dull yellow eye open; he was breathing heavily and a convulsive movement shook his limbs” (35). Victor watches as his monster begins to come to life. He is shocked by its coming to life and by the creature's disgusting appearance. Once the monster was alive, Victor ran away in fear because it was a hideous sight. In the essay "Frankenstein: Myths of Scientific and Medical Knowledge and Stories of Human Reactions", S...... middle of paper ...... brings to life what he believes to be a new form of 'human. This ability has been blessed but at a cost. He only realizes later that this creature will create serious problems for him. The life that was created was the one that ended most of the lives in the book. The great accomplishment that Victor thought had turned into a tragic ending for him. The creation and destruction of life were both linked through one thing, the creature. Works Cited Griffith, George V. “A Glimpse of Frankenstein.” Literary Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 22014. Gale Library Resources. Internet. April 9, 2014. Marcus, Steven. “Frankenstein: myths of scientific and medical knowledge and stories of human reactions.” La Revue du Sud 38.1 (2002); 188+. Documentary resources from Gale.Web. April 9, 2014. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Dover, 1994.