Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".

Destructive Power of Knowledge The thirst for knowledge can produce destructive effects on humans and objects that are almost human. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein constantly seeks more knowledge than he already has. Victor's pursuit fosters his scientific success of a human creation, yet at the same time his success leads to his own destruction. Victor's creation experiences the same desire for knowledge. Through her first literary work, Mary Shelley focuses on man's desire …

…triggered by his pursuit of knowledge. "Victor is heedless in his pursuit to know all that he might about life without taking responsibility for his actions"(Griffith 194). If he had not been so thirsty for knowledge, his untimely death would not have been so tragic. For if he hadn't created the monster from all of the knowledge he acquired, Victor nor his creation would need to encounter the negative consequences of Victor Frankenstein's scientific discovery.