{"id":650,"date":"2012-11-19T20:48:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T01:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/?p=650"},"modified":"2012-11-19T20:48:47","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T01:48:47","slug":"curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/2012\/11\/19\/curiosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major theme prevalent throughout the last section of Frankenstein<\/em> is the idea of curiosity. The want and need to discover new ideas and objects is seen in the character Walton during his letters home to his sister. After hearing the story about the fiend, instead of wallowing in sorrow for Frankenstein or horrified by the atrocity of this monster, he is primarily concerned with how Frankenstein made this creature. Walton \u201cendeavored to gain from Frankenstein the particulars of his creature\u2019s formation, but on this point he was impenetrable\u201d (Shelley 209). Frankenstein told Walton this story to share his past years\u2019 misfortune, but Walton was still fixated on the one part of the story Frankenstein wanted to leave out. Walton, as a good friend, obviously cares about his friend\u2019s tumults, but his curiosity gets the best of him.<\/p>\n

Another part of the story where the readers see Walton\u2019s curiosity is when the rest of the crew, if in danger, wants to turn their voyage southward. As Walton pauses to answer this demand, Frankenstein reminds Walton and the crew that they \u201cwere hereafter to be hailed as the benefactors of [their] species, [their] name adored, as belonging to brave men who encountered death for honor and the benefit of mankind\u201d (Shelley 214).\u00a0 Although this voyage presents so much danger and has a likelihood of death, Walton still wants to continue just for the sake of curiosity. He does not think about the cost, but about the new discovery he could make if he reaches the north. The strive for finding something new is so powerful and triumphs over all other emotions.<\/p>\n

This theme continues when Walton sees the monster for the first time. He knew that the request of his friend was to destroy the enemy but upon seeing the fiend, he was \u201cnow suspended by a mixture of curiosity and compassion\u201d (Shelley 217). Again, Walton knew what was in front of him and what he obeyed his friend he would do, but his curiosity transcended. This force of curiosity seems to overpower all, and make less of the other events in Walton\u2019s past. This sense of curiosity can be applied to today\u2019s technology, as each person strives to find something new, as it seems discovery is one of the most important parts of our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A major theme prevalent throughout the last section of Frankenstein is the idea of curiosity. The want and need to discover new ideas and objects is seen in the character Walton during his letters home to his sister. After hearing the story about the fiend, instead of wallowing in sorrow for Frankenstein or horrified by<\/p>\n