Ok I’m blaming this one on the teacher
That's right I said it, Even though Professor M. Waldman doesn’t seem to be a major character in our story, his role was huge. He should be credited with planting the seed of being God in Young Frankenstein’s mind, “But these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and their eyes to pour over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracle” (Shelley28). I’m not saying Professor Waldman told him to create a monster, but after hearing words of this caliber from a professor I think I would be inclined to be show that I could do divine things also. How powerful young Frankenstein must’ve felt learning that guys like this, “They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake…”(Shelley 28) have studied the same sciences that he was about to study. Makes me think that or young scientist was just trying to show that he could be mentioned in the same breath with these guys.
““I am happy”, said M. Waldman,”to have gained a disciple ;””( Shelly 28) this statement makes me curious of what our professor really thinks of his young understudy’s mental potential. Maybe along the lines of if, Frankenstein achieves greatness (which he has potential to do) maybe my name will be listed as his mentor and teacher of higher learning. This in turn will make me greater than my peers. Since I’ve produced the greatest scientist of all time, im really the greatest greater Scientist of all time. Ok now it head scratching time.
I can see where you are coming from. From the beginning of the story the reason Victor has become obsessed with the re-building of a corpse is because of the influences of his readings and his teacher influence. On page 21 Victor says that he was very fond of the writings of Cornelius Agrippa and he seems to partly blame his own father about the fact that he became so obsessed with the writings… “But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that the was acquainted with its contents; and I continued to read with the greatest avidity” (Shelley 21-22). This gives concrete meaning to the old statement that when someone tells you not to do something, you have more of a want to do that particular thing.
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