particular "characters,scenes, incidents, or brief passages" of note from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: blog #2

Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is unmistakably Romantic in its literary inclinations: upholding an emphasis on the beauty of nature, emphasizing the fundamentally malicious and unjust nature of humanity, and , most of all, decrying the evils of science and tragedies it wrecks upon all society. Being that the main protagonist is the very creator of the great monster terrorizing innocent members of society, Frankenstein spends most of the book in constant paranoia and, surprisingly, ill health. If it is not the realization of some new horror his demonic creation has perpetrated, it is the profound horror that accompanies violating the laws of nature that confines him to his bed for weeks at a time. He has such an abject rejection to science, one might think Frankenstein is physically allergic to science. It is therefore moderately surprising that, while humanity has apparently decided to follow his lead and forsake the seduction of science as evidenced by the crew of the scientific expedition to the North Pole being willing to most earnestly protest the pursuit of knowledge and science to the point of violence, Frankenstein does not goad them on. Rather, he opposes the popular sentiment of mutiny on the grounds that the men "return as heroes who have fought and conquered and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe." While perhaps consistent in enforcing the superiority of human emotion over stoic human logic, it seems inconsistent in terms of how to deal with the scientific menace. Frankenstein seems to state that, in the face of impending destruction and suffering of the scientific sort, humans should only object if they do not realize that pursuing science will cause negative things. In essence, a man should only drive a car when he is completely sure or very nearly sure of hitting another person or otherwise causing great suffering. Interestingly enough, Frankenstein does not seem to interfere with other scientists during his periods of suffering; his hatred for science is particular to his own. Frankenstein does not burn down the campus where he constructed the beast, nor does he interfere with the quest of Captain Walton. This self-centered disgust and hatred loses perhaps some of its profundity, redefining what exactly constitutes a crime against nature.